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Does Being Organic Pay Back?

DOES BEING ORGANIC PAY BACK? BROUGHT TO YOU BY EASYFINANCE.COM Good quality food is definitely not something you can skimp on. It is impossible to overstate the importance of a balanced diet on your overall well being, level of energy and health. 2010 SALES OF ORGANIC FOOD AND BEVERAGES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE GROWN FROM $1 BILLION IN 1990 TO $26.7 BILLION IN 2010. 1990 2010 THERE WAS A 7.7% GROWTH OVER 2009 SALES. ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EXPERIENCED THE HIGHEST GROWTH IN SALES DURING 2010, UP 11.8% OVER +7:7% +11.8% 2009 SALES. IN 2009 IN 2010 ORGANIC FOOD AND BEVERAGE SALES 4% 11% IN 2010 NOW ORGANIC FOOD AND BEVERAGE SALES ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 4% OF OVERALL FOOD AND BEVERAGE SALES IN 2010. ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLES NOW REPRESENT MORE THAN 11% OF ALL U.S. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SALES. TOTAL SALES OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS IN THE U.S, INCLUDING FOOD ***** ORGANIC AND NON-FOOD PRODUCTS, ***** AÇCOUNTED FOR $28.682 BILLION IN 2010, UP 9.7% FROM 2009. +7.4% ORGANIC FIBER (LINEN AND CLOTHING) TOTALED A VALUE OF $605 MILLION, ACHIEVING 16% YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH. IN THE ORGANIC NON-FOOD SECTOR, +16% ORGANIC SUPPLEMENTS LED, WITH A VALUE OF $681 MILLION, REPRESENTING 7.4% GROWTH OVER 2009 FIGURES. +6.6% PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, AT $490 MILLION, INCREASED 6.6% FROM 2009. ACCORDING TO A WHOLE FOODS MARKET SURVEY, 70% OF CONSUMERS BUY ORGANIC PRODUCTS TO AVOID PESTICIDES 67% AND ANOTHER DO SO TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH. THE PRIMARY REASONS WHY PEOPLE PURCHASE ORGANIC FOOD ARE: SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMSO AVOIDING TOXINS 34% ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 17% O TASTE 13% INCOME IS NOT A BIG FACTOR WHEN IT COMES TO ORGANIC FOOD PREFERENCE. PEOPLE WHO MAKE BETWEEN $25,000 AND $49.999 (61.2%) PREFER ORGANIC PRODUCTS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THOSE WHO MAKE OVER $100,000 (60.8%). 61.2% 60.8% INCOME INCOME BETWEEN $25,00 OVER AND $49,999 $100,000 WHAT'S BEHIND THE LABEL? THERE ARE 3 CATEGORIES OF LABELING ORGANIC PRODUCTS: 100% ORGANIC MADE WITH 100% ORGANIC INGREDIENTS. ORGANIC MADE WITH AT LEAST 95% ORGANIC INGREDIENTS. MADE WITH ORGANIC INGREDIENTS MADE WITH A MINIMUM OF 7096 ORGANIC INGREDIENTS WITH STRICT RESTRICTIONS ON THE REMAINING IF A PRODUCT CONTAINS 30% INCLUDING NO GMOS LESS THAN 70% OF (GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS) ORGANIC INGREDIENTS, - NO USDA LOGO ALLOWED. THERE ARE NO ORGANIC CLAIMS ON THE FRONT OF ITS PACKAGE. WHAT ORGANIC REALLY MEANS: ORGANIC MEAT, POULTRY, EGGS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS COME FROM ANIMALS THAT ARE GIVEN: NO ANTIBIOTICS, NO GROWTH HORMONES, ORGANIC FRUITS AND NO NON-ORGANIC FEED. VEGETABLES ARE PRODUCED WITHOUT USING: PESTICIDES, SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS, SEWAGE SLUDGE, BIOENGINEERING, IONIZING RADIATION. ORGANIC FOODS DO NOT MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE CONSUMING AN AVERAGE CONTAIN: ARTIFICIAL MSG. PEOPLE NOT CONSUMING APPLE MEANS EATING OVER SWEETENERS, LIKE HIGH- UNNATURAL INGREDIENTS ARE 30 PESTICIDES, EVEN AFTER THE APPLE WAS WASHED. FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, OFTEN MORE FOCUSED, MORE 30 PRESERVATIVES LIKE ATTENTIVE, LEARN BETTER, SODIUM NITRATE, AND AND HAVE MORE ENERGY. FLAVOR ENHANCERS, LIKE WHY DOES ORGANIC COST MORE? ***** ORGANIC FARMING IS MORE ORGANIC LABOR- AND MANAGEMENT- ***** INTENSIVE. ORGANIC FARMERS DON'T THE PRICE OF CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC FARMS ARE USUALLY RECEIVE FEDERAL SUBSIDIES FOOD DOES NOT REFLECT THE SMALLER AND DO NOT LIKE CONVENTIONAL COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT FROM THE ECONOMIES FARMERS DO CLEANUPS. OF SCALE THAT LARGER GROWERS GET. Whether you are a spender or a hoarder, make sure you don't cut corners when you shop for groceries. ***** THE END ***** BROUGHT TO YOU BY EasyFinance.com Guide to Consumer Financial Products SOURCES: HTTP://www.OTA.COM/ORGANIC/ MT/BUSINESS.HTML HTTP://www.OORGANIC.ORG HTTP://www.HUFFINGTONPOST.COM/ 2011/07/22/CONSUMERS- PREFER-ORGANIC-FOOD_N_906988.HTML HTTP://www.MAYOCLINIC.COM/ HEALTH/ORGANIC-FOOD/NU00255 HTTP://www.EXAMINER.COM/ ARTICLE/THE-FACTS-ABOUT-ORGANIC- FOOD-AND-WHY-IT-MAY-BE-THE-BEST-CHOICE HTTP://www.ORGANICFOODINFO.NET/ © 2012 EasyFinance.com

Does Being Organic Pay Back?

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