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The average non organic fruit contains more than 20 pesticides

Organic food is much more rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre and retains the levels of nutrients for much longer

Your body will be more resistant to disease as it will have higher levels of the essential nutrients it needs to fight off infection

You will have more energy through consuming lower levels of toxins and chemicals that slow your body down

If you are eating dairy or farm produce then you are also eating the chemicals, drugs and growth hormones given to the animals

Organic food producers must meet stringent standards

Organic farms respect our water resources and do not leach nitrogens and other pollutants from their soil

Organic food just tastes so much better!

Organic Food Industry Statistics

We have found several sites that publish organic food industry statistics and have placed links to each of these below.

In most cases you will fnd that you can get organic food industry statistics free of charge as a pdf or published on a web site.

USA

National Agriculture Statistics Service

The NASS publishes U.S., state, and county level agricultural statistics for many commodities and data series including organic food industry statistics. Quick Stats offers the ability to query by commodity, state(s) and year(s), providing the most up-to-date statistics including all revisions.

The query dataset can be downloaded for easy use in your database or spreadsheet.

Organic Trade Association

The Organic Trade Association is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA's mission is to promote and protect organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy.

OTA envisions organic products becoming a significant part of everyday life, enhancing people's lives and the environment.

OTA draws together all segments of the organic industry to share information, create standards of excellence and promote organic products.

News About Organic Food Industry Statistics

ORGANIC (Ltd) - News
Organic newsline from organic.com.au

ORGANIC (Ltd) - News
News relating to the organic and sustainable agriculture industries. http://organic.com.au/news
Woolworths Acquires Macro Wholefoods
Woolworths will continue to roll out its Thomas Dux Grocer stores in New South Wales and Victoria with its agreement to acquire up to nine store leases from Macro Wholefoods.
Banned Pesticide Blamed For Fish Mutations
A pesticide banned in more than 50 countries but still used widely in Australia has been implicated in the chronic deformities and deaths of thousands of fish in the Noosa River in recent months.
EU Assembly Votes to Ban Toxic Pesticides
European Parliament members voted to ban some of the most toxic and dangerous pesticides to human health.
Obama's Choice of Vilsack: AgriBusiness as Usual at USDA ?
Subdued approval greeted President-elect Obama's choice of Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture last week.

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