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Younger, health-conscious consumers are embracing organic, OTA survey shows
Millennials, Gen Z putting high value on organic’s health benefits
February 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A $70-billion market now, organic may be maturing, but younger consumers --including new parents and their babies -- are eating it up.
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Organic Trade Association membership named Members of the Year
Organic supply chain applauded for resilience in COVID-19
June 10, 2020
The Organic Trade Association on Tuesday honored all of its members with its Member of the Year Award, applauding the resilience, commitment and community spirit shown by the entire organic supply chain in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 will shape organic industry in 2020 after banner year in 2019
Importance of organic continues to rise, as sales hit $55.1 billion in 2019, says Organic Trade Association
June 09, 2020
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic this year -- and its enormous impact on our everyday lives – has already had dramatic consequences for the organic sector in 2020. As shoppers search for healthy, clean food to feed their at-home families, organic food is proving to be the food of choice for home.
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Prestigious Leadership Awards this year will honor 3 organic farmers
For first time, three recipients represent diversity of farmers: small, large and cooperative
June 08, 2020
Three outstanding organic farmers— one operating an exemplary small dairy and livestock farm, one overseeing over 45,000 acres of certified organic vegetable production, and one leading other farmers to join the largest U.S. organic cooperative— will be recognized with the Organic Trade Association’s 2020 Organic Leadership Awards.
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U.S. reaches bilateral organic equivalence arrangement with Taiwan
Arrangement signals renewed access to America’s 5th largest organic export market
June 05, 2020
The fast-growing organic market of Taiwan is poised to grow even faster. On Thursday, the United States and Taiwan reached an organic equivalence arrangement to enable increased trade between the two regions. Taiwan is already the fifth largest export market for U.S. organic products.
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Organic Trade Association’s online fraud-fighting training course goes live
Course designed specifically for organic operations enrolled in Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions
May 28, 2020
Taking the first step to fight organic fraud is just a click away.
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Organic Trade Association Again Refutes USDA claim that Costs of Animal Welfare Rule Exceed Benefits
Strong data-driven case presented to prove USDA economic analysis remains flawed
May 27, 2020
**MEDIA ALERT** -- The Organic Trade Association on May 26 soundly invalidated the Department of Agriculture’s economic analysis of the benefits of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Production (OLPP) final rule, proving multiple flaws in USDA’s analysis that demonstrated a concerted pattern by the department to skew and cherry-pick statistics
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Poll shows consumers value organic more then ever in pandemic
Organic Trade Association takes pulse of shoppers in online survey
May 18, 2020
As the initial pantry-loading phase of the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, households of all sizes have begun to settle into longer-term routines and shopping patterns. For those shoppers who prioritize organic, their commitment to the label remains strong, even as so much has changed within their daily lives.
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Sign-up and training open for Organic Trade Association fraud prevention program
Fifty-five organic businesses enrolled in association’s Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions
March 04, 2020
The Organic Trade Association on Wednesday announced an important new tool in its toolkit to fight organic fraud. Available beginning in April for members of the association’s Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program will be a comprehensive specially designed anti-fraud online training course, created by Michigan State in partnership with the Organic Trade Association.
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Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi to create all-organic menu for Organic Trade Association awards dinner
Leadership Awards dinner on June 8 kicks off annual Organic Week in nation’s capital
February 25, 2020
The Organic Trade Association is delighted to announce that James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will be creating the all-organic menu for the association’s annual Leadership Awards dinner on June 8 as part of Organic Week events in Washington, D.C.
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Organic Trade Association takes organic to world’s biggest organic trade fair
February 10, 2020
The Organic Trade Association will join other organic associations and enterprises from around the globe this week in Nuremberg, Germany, to showcase American organic, provide the latest updates on the big U.S.
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