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If you had to guess which food or other product sold more than any other organic product, what would you guess?

Tomatoes?

Chicken?

Fertilizer?

Well, according to the Organic Trade Association, it’s coffee.

In a recent press release, it cited market analyst Daniele Giovannucci as saying that coffee is the most valuable organic product imported into North America. It put its 2008 value at $1.3 billion.
Note that it says “imported.” That leaves open the door that some product produced in the U.S. could net more moolah, but still. $1.3 million is a whole lot of java.

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By Michael Hastings on 07/27/2009 (1:00 pm)

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Choosing to eat organic foods will not provide any health benefit versus conventionally grown foods. But you do get to spend a lot more money buying organic if that makes you feel better.

I prefer fresh, local, in season fruits and vegetables no matter the growing method.

See this link for a study just released in the UK.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/real_food/article6731910.ece

adio Smuggles on 07/29/2009 (3:09 pm)

I would bet that milk is tops for the domestic product.

Cassandra on 07/27/2009 (2:02 pm)