Pricey organic food drives consumers to cheaper alternatives
There has been an increase of cheaper fruit and veg sales as people are feeling the pinch of the credit crunch, while there is a significant drop in sales of organic produce.
Organic food is well known to be much dearer than its counterparts. For example last month, there was a 20% decline in the sale of organic eggs, while the general sales of fresh produce had increased by more than 10%.
As the current food market is at its highest ever, with a 9.5% increase on price than the previous year, consumers are more careful as every little counts.
April 13 2010 08:05 am | Uncategorized