Less Demand for Organics – So Prices Will Drop

Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:54:00 +0000

Here's how it works.

As the recession reduces the demand for organic ingredients, the total supply of available organic products falls back in line with the total demand.

This means premium pricing will start to tail off, and experts claim it should start as soon as fall 2009, i.e. right now!

So says the Organic Monitor, which keeps tabs on the international organic industry.

In short, there's enough organic stuff to satisfy people's needs, so sellers can't keep gouging consumers.

And the good news is the Organic Monitor believes the price drop will continue for a couple of years. Plus the lower prices will help improve sales for low-cost organic retailers, and private labels.

For example, the leading organic brand in the United States is a Safeway store brand. Go figure.

Although, the Organic Monitor does warn that the recession will effect the growth of the organic market. It won't halt it, but will slow it down a bit.

Via Food Navigator.

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Economics & Obesity

Barbara Feiner — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:58:48 +0000

Harsh economic realities often affect our health status. If you live in an affluent or middle-class neighborhood, you have the access and means to buy farm-fresh produce and organic food.

A study published in the May 24 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that older teens (15 to 17) who live in poverty are more likely to be overweight than peers from wealthier families. This is not the first study to link poverty and obesity, and its findings echo past research.

The number of overweight adolescents has more than doubled over the last three decades, putting them at risk for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, poor quality of life, and increased illness and risk of death in adulthood. Richard A. Miech, PhD, MPH, and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University found that obesity trends vary by age groups, with a 50% higher prevalence in older adolescents from poor families. In younger teens (12 to 14), poverty played a lesser role.

The culprits seem to be physical inactivity, sweetened beverage consumption and skipping breakfast, according to the researchers.

“The observed differences across older versus younger adolescents are consistent with the greater autonomy that comes with increasing age,” the authors write. “Adolescents aged 15 to 17 years versus those aged 12 to 14 years have more opportunities to purchase their own food and determine their own leisure time pursuits and also have more discretionary income with which to act on their preferences. These results suggest that efforts to reduce health disparities in the United States require monitoring of population health, so that emergent disparities and their underlying causes can be detected and addressed at early stages of their development.”

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Less Demand for Organics – So Prices Will Drop

Economics & Obesity