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AUSTRALIA, Jun 29 — You walk through the supermarket isles comparing prices of the strawberries in the fruit section. One punnet is $3.99 and another punnet which is certified organic is $6. Animal crap cost more than chemical crap
Some of the things organic farmers can’t use that conventional farmers can: Sewage sludge, which is cheap to buy, and chemical fertilizers, which are both cheap to buy and cheap to transport
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ou walk through the supermarket isles comparing prices of the strawberries in the fruit section. One punnet is $3.99 and another punnet which is certified organic is $6.99. Almost doubled in price. Depending where in Australia you purchase organic produce you can expect to pay around 20 - 100% premium.
So is the higher price for organic food justified?
Organic food has taken some beating from the public due to the expensive price tag that comes with it. Now we can go into a debate about the claims of scientific evidence showing organic produce containing more nutrition. Or counter reports showing organic produce having no nutritional advantage over conventional foods.
The fact is, the higher price for organics has nothing to do with the nutritional value of the product.
What we do know for sure is that organic produce contains no herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, growth hormones, GMOs, antibiotics, artificial additives, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives etc……. So you are putting less toxins into your body when consuming organic foods.
So does the health aspect for organic foods alone justify for the almost doubling in price tag? Off course not! Here are 10 more reasons why organic food cost more?
Click here to find out the top 10 reasons why organic food cost more than conventional food
1. Higher risk to produce
Since no herbicides or pesticides are used for plants, and no antibiotics are used on animals, farmers run a higher risk of losing all or part of a year’s crops, and dealing with any pest outbreaks or animal diseases will be a lot tougher.
2. Animal crap cost more than chemical crap
Some of the things organic farmers can’t use that conventional farmers can: Sewage sludge, which is cheap to buy, and chemical fertilizers, which are both cheap to buy and cheap to transport. Instead, organic farmers fertilize their land with compost and animal manure, which is bulkier and more expensive to ship. (More $$$ added to the production)
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