Tomorrow will continue to change how we farm. There will be increasing numbers of organic products on supermarket shelves. As in other industries, consolidation and change from small producers to large scale growers seems inevitable as organic production and markets mimic their conventional counterpart. The price differential between organic and conventional will continue to decrease with competition and the availability of new tools for organic producers. Production and demand will continue to race forward, each jockeying for the lead.
Segregation limits merchandisers ability to include organic products in attractive displays.
It creates problems displaying products at the correct temperatures. Better retail merchandising. Create prominent organic produce displays instead of relegating organics to the last five feet of the cold rack. Organic growers are developing relationships with retailers as we achieve production levels capable of supplying conventional outlets. Simultaneously, conventional growers who are converting all or part of their acreage to organics will build on their existing relationships and distribution channels.