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New Report Reveals Details From Manufacturers, Retailers and Analysts on the Organic Market

Posted on: Monday, 8 September 2008, 12:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/913312/report_on_organic) has announced the addition of the "Report on Organic Markets 2008" report to their offering.

Prices rise as growing consumer demand, increased competition from biofuels worsen supply squeeze for organic farmers and manufacturers

Today's U.S. organic industry is straddling two extremes. On one side, the industry is continuing to experience an enormous growth rate that, as industry veteran and Aurora Organic Dairy President Mark Retzloff put it, is "floating all boats." Yet, on the other side, this widespread growth threatens to deluge the supply-strapped organic industry.

Hampered by the limited availability of raw organic materials, some companies are already finding their growth rates curbed by their ability to keep pace with burgeoning demand. Said Annie's Inc. CEO John Foraker: "We could have grown our organic business and our organic-positioned products much faster at any time over the last five years if there had been a much broader availability of supply."

Manufacturers, retailers and industry analysts all agree that the most significant damper on the bright future of U.S. organics is the worsening supply squeeze confronting the industry. While more nuanced challenges linked to consumers' perceptions about health, taste and sustainability; government regulations and support of organic farming; new technology such as cloning and nanotechnology; and even recession will continue to shape the industry's evolution, the supply issue is the pivotal factor facing U.S. organic companies right now.

Executive Summary:

This report take a deep look into the Natural and Organic Personal Care (N&OPC) market as it moves into the next stage of its business lifecycle.

The follow topics are discussed:

-- New products

-- Supply Shortages

-- Organic sales and what's currently hot

Key Topics Covered:

-- ACKNOWLEDGMENT

-- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

-- LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS.

-- IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM: ORGANIC GROWERS ENTER BIOFUELS WITH MUSTARD SEED

-- ELA FARMS MAXIMIZES THE FRUITS OF ITS LABOR

-- MULTINATIONALS PUSH DEEPER INTO ORGANICS WITH NEW PRODUCTS

-- SUPPLY SHORTAGES PINCH DISTRIBUTORS, TOO

-- ORGANIC MEAT DRIVES BEEFED-UP SALES FOR NATURAL, MASS STORES

-- NEXT PROTEIN HOOK? ORGANIC FISH

-- ORGANIC YOGURT, DAIRY SALES SPIKE IN CONVENTIONAL STORES

-- ALBERT'S ORGANICS' SALES SLOW AS ORGANIC PRODUCE MARKET MATURES

-- HEALTH CONCERNS DRIVE GROWTH SPURT FOR ORGANIC BABY FOOD

-- CONSUMER DEMAND, INNOVATIVE FLAVORS MAKE CHOCOLATE AN ORGANIC SWEET SPOT

-- ORGANIC WINE SALES GROW DESPITE LABELING CONFUSION, REPUTATION

-- SALES OF ORGANIC, NATURAL PET FOOD SKYROCKET AFTER 2007 RECALL

-- ORGANIC SUPPLEMENT SALES SOAR, BOOST OVERALL SAGGING SECTOR

-- ORGANIC FIBER GOES HIGH END; SALES JUMP MORE THAN 50%

-- ORGANICS, ACQUISITIONS FUEL STRONG GROWTH FOR HAIN CELESTIAL

-- ONCE AGAIN NUT BUTTER FINDS CREATIVE WAYS TO GROW SALES POTENTIAL

-- NEWMAN'S OWN TRANSFORMS ORGANICS INTO GIVING MACHINE

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/913312/report_on_organic

Source: Business Wire

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