Local Marketing of Organic Food by Certified Organic Processors, Manufacturers, and Distributors

Carolyn Dimitri (carolyn.dimitri@nyu.edu), Edward Jaenicke and Lydia Oberholtzer

Journal of Agribusiness, 2008, vol. 26, issue 2, 18

Abstract: Local organic food is garnering new interest. Using new data from a national survey of certified organic intermediaries, we examine local markets for organic food and assess which firms are likely to market locally. Approximately 25% of survey respondents primarily market their products locally, and 15% of the value of organic food (at the intermediate level) is sold locally. Larger firms are less likely to market locally, firms that handle a greater share of organic products are more likely to market locally, and the likelihood of marketing locally is lower the longer a firm has been certified organic.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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