 Organic Markets Offer U.S.
Agriculture
Current and Future Sales Opportunities
In the ever-intensifying search
for stable markets and higher sales, organic products offer U.S.
producers, processors and exporters some of the most promising
upward trends.
Timeline of Organic Milestone
In this issue are boxes with the milestones in
the development of organics in the United States and abroad.
Practical Contacts for Organic Producers
and Exporters
Here's your guide
to contacts that can help you in organics, whether you're a
veteran or a novice.
 Organic Trade Association Sees
Opportunities in
Exports
OTA speaks out for
the interests of more than a thousand North American members.
Five Tips for Organic Trade Success
Two food marketers who are on the
winning edge share their international insights.
Wizard's Cauldron Conjures International
Markets
Take several
committed organic farmers, add one passionate entrepreneur and a
savvy processor. Sprinkle in a bit of export expertise and wait
for magic to happen.
The U.K. Organic Sector: Go For It
In the United
Kingdom, organic foods are hotter than a potful of Earl Grey!
 Organic
Products Find a Ready Market on Taiwan
Taiwan's organic
food industry is small but growing, as is the potential for sales
to this market.
Germany: The Customer-Competitor Duality
The German organic
food scene embraces strengths that may, at first glance, seen
diametrically opposed: consumption and production.
France: More Than a Nice Niche?
Paris is an even
larger market for organics. To wit: the whole-grain gain is
mainly by the Seine.
Lacking a Domestic Source, Hong Kong Must
Import Organics
From baby food, rice cakes and
grains to fruit juices and breakfast cereals, virtually all
organic foods come from abroad.
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June 2000
Volume XII, No. 6
Published by
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Editor
Jeanne McLaughlin
(202) 720-0061
Writers
Priscilla Glynn
Lynn Goldsbrough
Jill Lee
Jeanne McLaughlin
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