Price rise of organic foods, a worrying factor, in the US

Shoppers have to pay a heavy price in the form of premium in US, for organic foods. Rising price for organic groceries, prompted some consumers to question their devotion to food produced without pesticides, chemical fertilizers or antibiotics.

In some parts of the US, a loaf of organic bread can cost $4.5, a pound of pasta $3 and organic milk closing in on $7, a gallon. A consumer, namely Ms.Brenda Czarnik, has said that the prices have got ridiculous.

Food prices in general have been rising but the organic food somewhat lagged behind last year because of temporary glut of organic milk and other factors. Some grocery chains adopted private-label organic products, which are cheaper than brand products, while others hesitated to raise already high organic prices. In the recent months, these factors have been giving way to cost pressures in the industry. On the grocery shelves across the US price increases are taking hold. It is the most dynamic and volatile time in the US for the past 25 years and it is extremely difficult to predict where it is going.

Organic prices are rising are rising for many of the same reasons affecting conventional food prices: higher fuel costs, rising demand and a tight supply of the grains needed for animal feed and bakery items. In fact demand for organic wheat, soybeans and corn is so great  that farmers are witnessing unheard of prices.

But the people who have to buy organic grain, from bakers and pasta makers to chicken and dairy farmers, are struggling to maintain profit margins, eventhough shoppers are paying more.

The price of organic animal feed is so high that some dairy farmers have abandoned organic farming methods and others are pushing retailers to raise prices more agrresively.

Now it is the turn of the consumers to look out for ways how to be economical and how to save money while purchasing groceries and of course web sites and channels are actively discussing and suggesting ways for it.