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, according to a new report.
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.