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“Awe Sum Organics offers Organic and Fair Trade USA Certified fruit! They feel it is important to give back to the local communities involved in growing, harvesting, packing, and shipping our Awe Sum Organic fruit.
Sprouts were the No. 1 vegetable that shoppers selected as organic, and kale is the No. 1 vegetable that shoppers buy organic periodically, according to The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2021 report.
Organic carrots are a huge part of the carrot category, making up more than one-quarter (26.4%) of retail carrot sales in 2019.
Silt, Colo.-based Spring Born, a 3.5-acre indoor hydroponic greenhouse, will be one of the first leafy green farms in Colorado to undergo organic certification by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Sourcing from local farms and East Coast growers, Morning Kiss Organic is prepared to ship summer vegetables from its growing and packing regions this summer.
Marketers moved more than 3 million pounds of organic garlic, and sales topped more than $24 million in 2019, according to IRI.
Organic berry sales topped $760 million in 2019 and comprised 12.3% of total retail berry sales, according to data from IRI. Marketers moved more than 13.7 million pounds of berries in 2019.
Organic produce marketers generally agree that demand typically outpaces supply in the category, but they also note that overproduction does occur on occasion.
Business updates on companies featured in The Packer’s Organic Produce section.
The Packer’s highly anticipated Global Organic Produce Expo (GOPEX) golf and networking event is right around the corner.