Steep rise in UK's consumption of organic food
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5DZZX)
Soil Association announces largest year-on-year increase in sales of natural products in 15 years
Organic food consumption has soared in the past year across the UK, as people have eaten in more and sought higher quality food, driving the biggest year-on-year increase in sales in 15 years.
The organic market, including food, clothing, cosmetics and other products, increased to 2.79bn, a rise of 12.6% on 2019, according to the Soil Association in its annual organic market report, released on Wednesday.
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