Sales of organic foods increase as prices fall
Retailers are sourcing closer to home and cutting out middlemen. -ST
Tue, Oct 14, 2008
The Straits Times
By Jessica Lim
WITH a greater variety of organic produce now coming from closer to home, the prices of these foods have fallen.
Fruit and vegetables from Malaysia and Thailand, grown without pesticides and artificial fertilisers, are now in supermarkets and stores here, alongside pricier goods from Australia and the United States.
At NTUC FairPrice, 500g of organic carrots from Thailand cost $3.50, compared to $5.15 for those from Australia.
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