Organics Meet Mixed Reception

Organics meet mixed reception

The organic category is still seeing growth, according to growers and shippers.

“The overall category is showing growth similar to the growth that we experienced back in 2008 prior to the economic depression,” Jim Roberts, vice president of sales with Naples, Fla.-based berry grower-shipper Naturipe Farms LLC, said in an e-mail. Read more after the jump. Read more