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U.S. Organic Cotton Production Drops Despite Increasing Sales

U.S. organic cotton production in 2003 dropped to less than half that recorded for 2001, reports the Organic Trade Association (OTA. According to an OTA survey funded by a grant from Cotton Incorporated and additional information supplied by the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative, U.S. growers harvested at least 4,628 bales of organic cotton in 2003. Excluded from the 2003 figure, however, were data for 80 acres for which the number of bales harvested went unrecorded. A 2002 OTA study of organic production showed a total of 9,897 bales harvested in 2001. Despite the drop in production, overall U.S. sales of organic fiber finished products, predominantly made from organic cotton, grew 23 percent in 2003, to reach $85 million, according to OTA’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey released earlier in the year. Meanwhile, U.S. acreage planted to organic cotton in 2003 was less than half that planted the previous year, according to survey findings. In preliminary results released today, the survey reported on 12 farmers who grew and harvested organic cotton in the United States during 2003. Of the 12, nine are members of the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative, and three farm independently. Upland cotton was the predominant crop, with some […]

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Whole Foods & United Natural Renew Distribution Agreement

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: WFMI) and United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) have renewed their Distribution Agreement for the next three years, starting on January 1, 2005. UNFI will continue to serve as the primary U.S. distributor to WFMI in the regions where they currently serve. "Whole Foods Market has been a long-standing, valued customer since 1996 and United Natural Foods looks forward to building upon our strategic partnership," Steven Townsend, United Natural Foods' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said. Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com) is the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket and America's first national certified organic grocer. In fiscal year 2004, the company had sales of $3.9 billion and currently has more than 165 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market employs more than 32,000 team members and has been ranked for seven consecutive years as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" by Fortune magazine. United Natural Foods, Inc. is the largest natural product distributor in the US, carrying 43,000 products to more than 21,000 customers nationwide. http://www.unfi.com

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