Ever since the organic food movement took off, organic dairy has experienced widespread demand worldwide. Conventional factory farming methods involve giving dairy cows feed that is not part of their natural diet, keeping the livestock in cramped and squalid conditions, and treating them with growth hormones. The answer to this has been organic dairy farms, which typically allow their cows to graze, do not use growth hormones or antibiotics on their livestock, and commit to treating the animals humanely. The
was about 24 billion U.S. dollars in 2022 and is projected to grow to 36 billion dollars by 2030. The
in the U.S. has been steadily increasing for the past 15 years and had almost 62 billion U.S. dollars in sales in 2022.
Organic dairy sales
In the United States, the
organic dairy market generated about 4.9 billion dollars in revenue in 2021. In 2022,
total organic milk sales in the United States amounted to about 2.85 billion pounds and total fat reduced milk was the
most commonly sold organic milk. The
average price for a half a gallon of organic milk that year was just under four dollars, more than one dollar cheaper than the cost of 16 ounces of organic butter. In 12 weeks ending April 2023,
Organic valey milk brand's sales in the U.S. grew by 15.6 percent compare to the previous year.
Consumer behavior
From 2022 to 2023, over 40 percent of U.S. consumers reported
occasionally buying organic food. Only about ten percent buy organic as often as they can. Trader Joe's is the
highest ranked organic brand based on brand awareness as of 2022, followed by Simply Organic and Newman's Own. Consumers are not always sure
what makes products organic according to USDA standards, though. For example, if organic livestock is only fed feed that is also 100 percent organic or if organic and non-organic products have to be handled separately.
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