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U.S. Organic Marketplace Achieved Significant Growth in 2025
Organic Trade Association reports sales of organic products at $76.6 billion, with growth rate double that of overall marketplace
March 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2026) -- U.S. sales of certified organic products accelerated in 2025 reaching $76.6 billion with an annual growth rate of 6.8% according to the 2026 Organic Market Report released today by the Organic Trade Association (OTA). In 2025, organic grew at a fast pace, double that of the comparable marketplace, which grew at 3.4%.
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Kim Dietz of J. M. Smucker Co. to lead Organic Trade Association Board
New Directors and Member of the Year announced at Annual Meeting
September 14, 2017
Kim Dietz of The J.M. Smucker Company on Wednesday was tapped as the President of the Organic Trade Association’s Board of Directors by fellow Board members.
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Today’s Millennial: Tomorrow’s Organic Parent
Organic Trade Association survey signals big new wave of organic consumers on the horizon
September 14, 2017
Twenty-five percent of the Millennials in America are parents. In the next 10 to 15 years, 80 percent of Millennials will be moms and dads. What this means for the organic market could be transformative.
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Farmers, businesses, certifiers and consumers lock arms in lawsuit to defend organic
Organic Trade Association sues USDA over failure to advance organic livestock standards
September 13, 2017
Taking action to defend the organic seal and organic standards, the Organic Trade Association on Wednesday is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its failure to put into effect new organic livestock standards.
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Breakthrough study shows organic cuts agriculture’s contribution to climate change
New research by The Organic Center and Northeastern University proves organic agriculture keeps more carbon in soil and out of atmosphere
September 11, 2017
A new groundbreaking study proves soils on organic farms store away appreciably larger amounts of carbons – and for longer periods -- than typical agricultural soils.
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Economic benefits of organic agriculture highlighted in new Federal Reserve book
Chapter of just-released St. Louis Fed publication on regional food systems details organic potential
August 03, 2017
The significant and long-lasting economic benefits that organic agriculture can offer local communities are featured in an important new publication released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the U.S.
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Organic leaders of the Americas meet to foster trade and cooperation
USDA, Organic Trade Association host Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture
July 25, 2017
Organic leaders representing more than a half-million organic farmers throughout the Americas convened in Portland, Oregon, last week for the 9th Annual Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture (ICOA) Conference and discussed the latest research, challenges and opportunities for organic agriculture and trade in the Americas.
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Organic Trade Association’s Farmers Advisory Council expands its producer roster
Pennsylvania Certified Organic, Georgia Organics join advisory board to advance organic policy
July 11, 2017
The voice of producers just got amped up by over a thousand notches at the Organic Trade Association with the recent new memberships of Pennsylvania Certified Organic and Georgia Organics into the Organic Trade Association’s Farmers Advisory Council.
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The Organic Center addresses United Nations gathering on sustainable agriculture
Center highlights organic in invite-only international meeting of agricultural experts
July 10, 2017
The Organic Center has been at the forefront of many milestones for organic, and this past week it marked another. The Center was part of a select group of top-level agricultural experts, researchers and academics invited to participate on July 6 in the United Nation’s Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Development at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Three change-makers selected for organic leadership, innovation, and advocacy
Organic Trade Association Awards to honor three standout leaders
June 27, 2017
An organic trade advisor who has worked for decades to open the global world of organic and act as an important organic ambassador both domestically and internationally, an organic grape grower and winemaker with unwavering commitment to organic advocacy and community, and an unlikely entrepreneur who has built a booming business around sprouting organic flours and grains to start a new trend f
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Robust organic sector stays on upward climb, posts new records in U.S. sales
OTA survey pegs 2016 market at $47 billion, and shows greater market share
May 24, 2017
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