Why Do Organic Foods Cost More. On average organic foods were 47 percent more expensive but the range was huge. Much of the higher cost of organic foods can be explained by the scale of production.
Organic food costs more to produce which is why organic food costs more at the store. And reaching a level of 25 billion in sales - still account for less than 4 of all foods purchased in the US. The organic food supply is limited as compared to demand.
Additionally most organic farms are quite small compared to large conventional conglomerate farms limiting their resources making it harder to compete.
However if you eat more conventional food the increase in nutrients is far greater. In a couple of instances the organic product was actually cheaper by. All this makes organic food more expensive than conventionally farmed food. Natural labels increased prices in all four food categories including increasing ice cream prices by over 36.
