Why do organic foods sell at almost double the price of non organic foods?

[Min George]

I have realized that organic foods sell at a very high price. They are almost double the price of the same foods that are non-organic.

What are the reasons behind organic foods selling at such high prices? What is really special about organic foods?

 

[JoseR]

I would imagine the main reason would be simple supply and demand. The demand is higher than the supply, so the price point is higher.

The costs going into to making food organic are higher than the norm as well. From a more expensive certification process to more acreage needed for livestock and/or plants, it's more expensive to make organic foods.

 

[Stardom22]

Organic foods are very valuable as they are believed to have no chemicals at all. Due to that they sell more and at higher prices for that matter.

 

[JoseR]

I would imagine the main reason would be simple supply and demand. The demand is higher than the supply, so the price point is higher.

The costs going into to making food organic are higher than the norm as well. From a more expensive certification process to more acreage needed for livestock and/or plants, it's more expensive to make organic foods.

 

[Kera]

Organic foods are harder to produce. And organic foods also have a high demand which drives up the price.

 

[Kross]

Organic foods are not always mass produced. That's why they seem scarce and command a higher price most times.

 

[Sanjeev]

Because they are pure and don't contain any chemical in them.

 

[eLdavis]

In most cases these organic food actually cost more to produce, so the cost of production alone is enough to make it more expensive.

 

[Augusta]

Some is just about the sellers . They are trying to milked some buyers this can caused the problem

 

[Min George]

Some is just about the sellers . They are trying to milked some buyers this can caused the problem

Organic foods don't use fertilisers or any synthetic boosters. That's why they always take more time to be produced and more expensive too.