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Price gap between organic and conventional food is shrinking
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3114" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><h3><a href="https://www.axios.com/price-gap-organic-conventional-food-shrinking-c02aa64a-aaa9-4c9e-b669-560d714f8d55.html" target="_blank">Price gap between organic and conventional food is shrinking - Axios</a></h3><p></p><p><strong>The price gap</strong> between organic and conventional foods is shrinking.</p><p></p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Organic food has historically been harder to afford than regular items, putting it largely out of reach of many lower-income shoppers.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">But big-box grocers like Walmart and Kroger are making organic options more accessible with private-label goods.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“Any growth in private-label product, organic or conventional, has the potential to depress prices,” Organic Trade Association spokesperson Reana Kovalcik tells Axios.</li> </ul><p><strong>What they found: </strong>Private-label organic items were 14.7% more expensive than regular food in January, down from 22.7% in April, according to an analysis of 1,500 organic products conducted for Axios by DataWeave.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“The positive of these lower cost, private label options … is that they can create new access points for lower-income shoppers,” Kovalcik says.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3114, member: 1"] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.axios.com/price-gap-organic-conventional-food-shrinking-c02aa64a-aaa9-4c9e-b669-560d714f8d55.html']Price gap between organic and conventional food is shrinking - Axios[/URL][/HEADING] [B]The price gap[/B] between organic and conventional foods is shrinking. [B]Why it matters: [/B]Organic food has historically been harder to afford than regular items, putting it largely out of reach of many lower-income shoppers. [LIST] [*]But big-box grocers like Walmart and Kroger are making organic options more accessible with private-label goods. [*]“Any growth in private-label product, organic or conventional, has the potential to depress prices,” Organic Trade Association spokesperson Reana Kovalcik tells Axios. [/LIST] [B]What they found: [/B]Private-label organic items were 14.7% more expensive than regular food in January, down from 22.7% in April, according to an analysis of 1,500 organic products conducted for Axios by DataWeave. [LIST] [*]“The positive of these lower cost, private label options … is that they can create new access points for lower-income shoppers,” Kovalcik says. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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