Welcome to the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Organic Marketing Program

The Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Organic Marketing Program protects consumers and supports the organic food industry by providing technical information about organic food production, and by assisting with development of markets for Missouri’s organic industry.

Organic Marketing Staff:

Lane McConnell
Agriculture Business Development Division
Marketing Specialist
(573) 526-4984
Lane.McConnell@mda.mo.gov
Check out the Missouri Organic Blog: missouriorganics.blogspot.com

Find an Organic Certifying Agent

There are no accredited organic certifiers in Missouri, however producers interested in becoming certified organic can contact certifying companies in surrounding states to obtain certification through.

A listing of all accredited organic certifiers near Missouri can be found here.

Market Trends:

The Natural Marketing Institute, in partnership with the Organic Trade Association has recently completed a research study on sales of organic food products. The study shows that retail sales of organic products have grown steadily for the past ten years, with a compounded annual growth of 22.74% over that period. Growth rates are similar over the past five-year (22.61%) and three-year (24.72%) periods. By 2005, sales are expected to reach nearly $20 billion.

Consumers continue to seek out fresh organic fruits and vegetables at their local food cooperatives, supermarkets, farmers’ markets, and through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Other trends show that organically produced products such as milk, cheese, meats and baby food are growing in popularity with consumers.