Weakening Economy Starting to Impact Demand For Organic Foods

Posted by Brian Gould Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:58:00 GMT

The sales volume of organic products, which had been growing at 20% a year in recent years, slowed to a much lower growth rate in the last few months, according to the Nielsen Company, a market research firm. For the four-week period that ended Oct. 4, the volume of organic products sold rose just 4% compared with the same period a year earlier.