Supermarket sales of organic food and drink continue to rise
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#3Y25K)
Exclusive: organic fresh produce and dairy are now worth a record 2.2bn a year
Supermarket sales of organic food and drink in the UK have risen by 4% this year, new figures reveal, marking seven consecutive years of growth.
Despite an exceptionally cold winter and a hot, dry summer which have played havoc with crops, organic fresh produce and dairy sales remain the main drivers fuelling growth of the overall market, now worth a record 2.2bn.
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