Organic food : economics and issues / Earl D. Straub, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Straub, Earl D.

Series:

Agriculture issues and policies series.

Agriculture issues and policies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural foods industry--United States.

Natural foods industry.

Natural foods--United States.

Natural foods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work uses survey findings to present a baseline view of the organic handling sector. A large share of organic handlers are mixed operations that handle both organic and conventional products, and most began as conventional firms that converted to handling organic products.

Contents:

Intro

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

CONTENTS

PREFACE

THE UNITED STATES ORGANIC HANDLING SECTOR IN 2004: BASELINE FINDINGS OF THE NATIONWIDESURVEY OF ORGANIC MANUFACTURERS,PROCESSORS, AND DISTRIBUTORS

ABSTRACT

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SUMMARY

What Is the Issue?

What Did the Study Find?

How Was the Study Conducted?

INTRODUCTION

First-Ever Look at the Organic Handling Sector

ABOUT ORGANIC HANDLERS

Organic Handlers Move Products Along the Supply Chain

Regulations Applying to Organic Handlers

SURVEY METHODOLOGY AND POPULATION

A Nationwide Survey of the Organic Handling Sector

ORGANIC HANDLER CHARACTERISTICS

Handlers Are Concentrated in the Pacific Region

Most Organic Handlers Are Small Firms and Independent Businesses

Organic Handlers Perform Diverse Functions

Organic Handlers Market a Wide Range of Organic Products

Nearly All Organic Products Contain at Least 95 Percent Organic Ingredients

MARKET USE BY ORGANIC HANDLERS

Organic Handlers Use a Wide Range of Marketing Outlets

Different Sized Firms Concentrate on Specific Retail Markets

WHERE ORGANIC HANDLERS MARKET THEIR PRODUCTSAND BUY INPUTS

Marketing of Products Varies by Distance, While Procurement of Inputs Does Not

ORGANIC HANDLERS PROCUREMENT PRACTICES FORINGREDIENTS AND RAW PRODUCT

Products Bought by Organic Handlers

Handlers Rely on Many Different Types of Suppliers

Organic Handlers Impose a Wide Range of Requirements on Their Suppliers

Organic Handlers Seek Specific Characteristics in Suppliers

CONTRACT USE BY ORGANIC HANDLERS

Contracts Are an Important Procurement Tool for Organic Handlers

CONCLUSION

Data Provides Baseline of Expanding Sector

REFERENCES

End Notes.

USING VERTICALLY COORDINATED RELATIONSHIPS TO OVERCOME TIGHT SUPPLY IN THEORGANIC MARKET

ORGANIC HANDLERS FIRST TO EXPERIENCE TIGHT SUPPLIES

HANDLERS MUST MEET USDA STANDARDS IN ORDER TO USE THE ORGANIC LABEL

CONTRACTING IS WIDELY USED IN THE ORGANIC SECTOR

INCREASING ACCESS TO EXISTING AND NEW MARKET SUPPLIES THROUGH SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS

CLOSE HANDLER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP LIKELY TOCONTINUE AS SECTOR GROWS

APPENDIX-SURVEY METHODOLOGY ANDRESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS

End Notes

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES: PROGRAM AND POLICY ISSUES

BACKGROUND

ORGANIC SECTOR STATISTICS

THE ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990

USDA REGULATORY ACTIVITY

Access to Pasture Controversy

MAJOR ORGANIC PROVISIONS IN THE 2002 FARM BILL

Cost-Sharing Start-Up Costs

Research

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE 2008 FARM BILL

Certification Cost-Sharing

Organic Conversion Cost-Sharing

Data Collection and Analysis

Crop Insurance

Support for NOP Administration

Other Provisions

STATEMENT OF CAREN WILCOX, ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE'S HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIC IN THE U.S. MARKETPLACE

U.S. Organic Sales

Consumer Acceptance

MARKET DEVELOPMENT: STRONG, STEADY GROWTH AT RETAIL

U.S. Consumers

Who Are Organic Users?

HOW ARE U.S. FARMERS MEETING THISDEMAND FROM CONSUMERS?

Production Statistics

THE ―USDA ORGANIC‖ LABEL/SEAL

OVERVIEW: WHAT IS ORGANIC?

REGULATING A PHILOSOPHY: CODIFYINGCERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990

The National Organic Standards Board

National Organic Program Implementation

ORGANIC LABELING, PROCESSING, AND HANDLING.

Standards behind the Labeling of Organic Products

Organic Crop Production Standards

Organic Livestock Production

Feeding Organic Livestock

Housing and Health Care for Organic Livestock

Recordkeeping for Organic Livestock

OTHER GENERAL STANDARDS

Packaging Materials

Imported Products

ORGANIC CERTIFICATION

Who Must Be Certified

How the Certification Process Works

Allowance for a Split Operation

Accreditation of Certifying Agents

Conflict of Interest

Enforcement and Penalties

Mislabeling and False Statements

Violations by Certifying Agencies

THE NATIONAL LIST

What Is the National List?

Who Defines the National List?

How Is the National List structured?

Why Are There Exceptions?

Why Are There Non-Organic Ingredients in Some Organic Food?

NATIONAL STANDARDS BOLSTER PUBLIC CONFIDENCE

RESEARCH

CURRENT CHALLENGES TO ORGANIC AGRICULTUREAND PRODUCTION

Challenges to the National Organic Program

The NOP and New Standards Development

POTENTIAL REMEDIES IN THE 2007 FARM BILL

A FARM TO TABLE STRATEGY FOR THE 2007 FARM BILL

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EFFORTS TO GROW THE MARKET

WHAT LIES AHEAD?

What Types of Organic Foods Will Be Most Popular?

Predicted Challenges Ahead

ON TO AN EVEN BRIGHTER FUTURE

REPORTS CITED

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

WHAT IS THE ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION?

Promoting and Protecting Organic

Public Policy Development

ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION BOARD OF THEDIRECTORS 2006/2007

WITNESS BIOGRAPHY: CAREN WILCOX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR &amp

CEO ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION (OTA)

STATEMENT OF ROBERT B. MARQUSEE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REQUIRED WITNESS DISCLOSURE FORM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

STATEMENT OF MARK LIPSON BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

―OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL POLICY FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT‖

UNIQUENESS OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND POLICY NEEDS

ORGANIC MARKET GROWTH VS. U.S. PRODUCTION CAPACITY

#1 Problem: Research, Education and Development Still Miniscule

#2 Problem: Market Infrastructures Missing or Penalizing Organic (Data, Credit and Risk Management)

#3 Inadequate Regulatory System and Weaknesses in Consumer Confidence

ORGANIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT(O-RED) IN FEDERAL POLICY

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH POLICY TARGETS INTHE 2007 FARM AND FOOD BILL

Recommendations for Coordinated Organic Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, Economics and Development (―O-RED‖)

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Relevant Experience/Employment

Publications

Relevant Service/Appointments

Biogranphical Sketch

House Rules* require nongovernmental witnesses to disclose the amount and source of Federal grants received since October 1, 2004.

*EPA funds were regranted to organic pest management projects in the EPA regions through OFRF's grantmaking program.

TESTIMONY OF LA RHEA PEPPER ORGANIC ESSENTIALS BEFORE THE HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

End Note

TESTIMONY OF NICOLE BERNARD DAWESLATE JULY ORGANIC SNACKS HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE HEARING ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING

1. THE OPPORTUNITY

2. PROBLEMS

Why Organic Matters

How Congress Can Help

Closing Remarks.

TESTIMONY OF SCOTT LIVELY BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

DAKOTA DEFINED

INDUSTRY IN BRIEF

CONTINUED AND IMPROVED USDA OVERSIGHT OF THENATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM

INCREASED ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH

ELEVATED COMPLIANCE, ASSESSMENTS AND OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS FOR IMPORTED ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

A FUTURE DEFINED IN PART BY THE PAST

CLOSING REMARKS

TESTIMONY OF BEA JAMES, NATIONAL COOPERATIVE GROCERS ASSOCIATION, BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPECIALTY CROPS AND ORGANIC PROGRAMS HEARING ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

STATEMENT BY RICH GHILARDUCCI PRESIDENT/CEO OF HUMBOLDT CREAMERY BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

STATEMENT OF LYNN CLARKSON, PRESIDENT OF CLARKSON GRAIN CO., INC., CERRO GORDO, ILLINOIS, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE'S SUBCOMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

INTRODUCTION - CLARKSON GRAIN

MARKET DRIVEN GROWTH - HISTORY

ORGANIC FARM ECON 101

SUPPLY CHALLENGES

Conversion to Organic Lags Demand

INFRASTRUCTURE HURDLES

THE ―ETHANOL TSUNAMI‖

RECOMMENDATION

TESTIMONY - UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SUBCOMMITTEE ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND

TESTIMONY OF MANUEL EDUARDO VIEIRA, A.V. THOMAS PRODUCE, LIVINGSTON, CALIFORNIA FOR THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE HEARING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING

HISTORY

CHALLENGES

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE AND ORGANICAGRICULTURE

CHAPTER SOURCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61470-484-8