State of Organic Produce: Packaged salads rank second organic fresh produce sales

Just barely taking the number two spot in organic fresh produce sales in 2023 (behind berries), organic packaged salads showed impressive overall sales of $1.5 billion. However, compared to the previous year, sales declined by −3% and volume dropped by −5.2%, perhaps due to the ongoing inflationary environment. On a regional level, organic packaged salads showed year-over-year losses in both sales and volume in all four regions, with the Northeast posting the largest declines (−5.5% and −8.1%, respectively). 

On the bright side, the category showed a strong 68% price premium over its conventional counterpart.

The 68-page State of Organic Produce 2023 report provides an overall view of organic produce retail performance in 2023 as well as specific insights into the top 20 organic produce categories. Download the full report here

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