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Pandemic fuels spike, sustained growth in organic sales

03/03/21 7:09 AM By Amy Mayer
KEYWORDS california Certified Organic Coke Farms Lauren Batcha organic organic imports Organic Trade Association pandemic economic impacts produce USDA Organic
Amid the panic-buying that characterized the earliest weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the people growing the food flying off shelves enjoyed an unexpected upturn in sales. The sudden switch to retail was relatively easy and profitable for some organic producers and suppliers.
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