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The pandemic contributed to a huge increase in organic food sales in 2020 in America. 6:00 am, Jun. 1, 2021 × American consumers last year bought $56.4 billion of organic food, 12.4% more than in the previous year, and about 6% of all food consumed in 2020, according to the new annual report from the Organic Trade Association, or OTA, a national trade group. (Pixabay photo) Flour, black beans and chicken broth were frequently out of stock on grocery store shelves in 2020, a true rarity — and a partial explanation of why organic food sales soared to a record high last year, accord...

The pandemic contributed to a huge increase in organic food sales in 2020 in America.

The pandemic contributed to a huge increase in organic food sales in 2020 in America.

The last time the U.S. organic product market saw double-digit sales growth was in 2015, when sales escalated 11.3% year over year, capping off four straight years of double-digit increases, OTA data show. “Organic purchases have skyrocketed as shoppers choose high-quality organic to feed and nourish their families,” Laura Batcha, CEO and executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Organic Trade Association, said in a statement. “The pandemic caused abrupt changes in all of our lives. We’ve been eating at home with our families, and often cooking three meals a day,” she explain...

Americans bought a record $56.5 billion of organic food last year, an increase of nearly 13% from 2019, as shoppers flooded grocery stores due to stay-at-home orders during the pandemic.