United States

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Market Performance

Total U.S. organic product sales in 2016 reached nearly $47 billion. Organic has averaged double-digit growth over the last five years and according to the OTA , represents grew at over 8.3%. Organic currently represents 5.3% of all retail food sales in the U.S.

Consumer Preferences & Channels

82% of consumers bought more organic than in 2016.  13.6 percent of all fruits and vegetables and 8% of all dairy products bought by U.S. consumers are organic. Organic options are now offered in 75 percent of all categories on supermarket shelves. (SPINS Consumer Insights ) 

Legislative Considerations

An organic products equivalence agreement between the US and EU came into force in 2012. The majority of UK - EU certified organic food products (provided they are free from livestock ingredients) can enter the US market without additional certification. There are some minor additional labelling requirements for >95% organic products (e.g. to state the name of the certifier rather than use just their logo or code) which have the option to apply the USDA seal.

PWAB (Produced Without Antibiotics) additional supply chain checks and accrediation are needed to export of organic livestock products to the US. Soil Association Certification offer various packages of support, to help businesses understand complaince with these additional requirements. Find our more.

Events

Crossing the Pond - Exporting Organic to the US: We are pleased to announce the second in our series of territory access events will be held in London on Tuesday 20th March. Jointly hosted with the FDEA, this important event will bring experienced organic exporters together with a host of experts in regulation, market access and export support.

Attendance will be charged £125 per delegate, with a reduced rate of £75 for Soil Association Certification licensees and FDEA members.

Further details will be circulated via Trade News. Spaces are available to book now - if you would like to register, please visit the Eventbrite page. 

Natural Products Expo-West - Anaheim, California, March 2018: With more than 67,000 attendees, Natural Products Expo-West in Anaheim, California remains the world’s largest organic and natural trade event. With a reciprocal EU-US agreement on organic standards recently opening the door on trans-Atlantic trade in organic, this region is an obvious choice for UK exports. The Dept. of International Trade have added this event to their Tradeshow Access Program’ (TAP) roster - find out more. 

Natural Products Expo-East - Baltimore, Maryland, March 2018: Natural Products Expo East continues to be the East Coast's leading trade show in the natural, organic and healthy products industry, attracting over 29,000 industry professionals and 1,900 exhibits to the Baltimore Convention Center. Rated as one of the top 200 trade shows in the US by Trade Show News Network, Natural Products Expo East continues to help attendees reach their business goals - find out more.

Sources & Links to Further Info

http://naturalfoodretailers.net
http://newhope360.com/natural-foods-merchandiser
http://www.ota.com
http://www.sustainablefoodtrade.org