Legal decision could upset organic import markets

Author: Alexandra Watts

Legal decision could upset organic import markets

Organic market stakeholders have highlighted the phenomenon of “grower groups” in global organic agriculture, and the economic injury it causes US producers. At issue is the historical practice of combining groups of small producers into loose alliances that enable them to access organic markets without bearing the individual costs of certification and compliance.

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