A survey from OTA shows 2016 organic sales at $47 billion with a greater market share.
Press release – The robust American organic sector stayed on its upward trajectory in 2016, gaining new market share and shattering records, as consumers across the United States ate and used more organic products than ever before, according to the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) 2017 Organic Industry Survey released May 24, 2017 at OTA’s Annual Policy Conference.
Organic sales in the U.S. totaled around $47 billion in 2016, reflecting new sales of almost $3.7 billion from the previous year. The $43 billion in organic food sales marked the first time the American organic food market has broken though the $40-billion mark. Organic food now accounts for more than 5% — 5.3% to be exact — of total food sales in this country, another significant first for organic.