June 23, 2009
Organic Food Market
The expansion of the organic food market has surprised even the most pessimistic of consumers, and the prospects seem to be even greater for the years to come. Thus, estimates indicate that there will be a doubling of the present sales by 2011. Such statistics have in fact given a new direction to the growth of the organic food market since more and more food farmers choose to adapt to the new requirements in order to generate more revenue. Consumers, on the other hand, are determined to read ORGANIC on labels and thus stay away from the pesticides, the genetically modified organisms, the hormones and the antibiotics in conventional food.
The extension of the organic food market results from consumers learning that regular non-organic food is dangerous to health by the chemicals it contains. With information there comes the effort of avoiding the products that are so full of chemicals. In time, the exposure of the processed food risks will determine a whole new evolution direction of the organic food market. And people shop at supermarkets, which is why, retailers have to offer attractive products that are considered organic commodities at a very affordable price. Consequently, when you shop at Wal-Mart you expect to get organic foods at a rather good price.
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There are plenty of producers all over the world who service the organic food market. Export of organic products is not held in too high esteem although it represents an agreeable commercial practice. The responsibility and the emphasis at the same time falls on local producers, farmers or farming groups that address the needs of the local market sector. Efforts are presently being made to extend the organic food market by an increase of the production. This growth can only be achieved if more and more manufacturers get caught in the system. There is however a risk in this extension.
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With the higher demand for organic foods, the sales of conventional products will drop. The problem here is that even the regular items on the organic food market can become subject to the production haste that will involve some form of automated processing or food treatment, thus, pushing the all organic principles a bit further, making them rather loose in fact. Therefore, we could be witnessing a softening of the standards that keep organic foods so desirable to the health-concerned consumers. Regulations therefore have to remain strict and their implementation by control organs has to be impeccable.
