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• The NZ organic food market is growing at 50% per year.

• Organic food sales in New Zealand grew from 32.5 million in the year 2000 to 71 million by March 2002.

• In the United States, however, organic sales jumped from 7.76 billion in 2000, to 9.35 billion in 2001.

• The total organic world market passed NZ$ 40 billion last year and it's expected to reach NZ $100 billion in 2006.

• According to a recent survey 67% of New Zealanders are interested in buying organics.

• 88% of New Zealanders prefer organic products to be certified.

• 86% of New Zealanders prefer food to be GE free.

• Monkeys in the Copenhagen Zoo choose to eat organic bananas every time when presented with both choices.

• In Israel, after a reduction in allowable levels of DDT and related pesticides in dairy products, breast cancer deaths in younger women dropped by 30%.

• The London Ritz was the first hotel to obtain organic certification. You can now have breakfast, lunch, and dinner from a certified organic menu

• McDonald’s in the U.K. is selling organic milk in all its restaurants

• McDonald’s in Sweden already use it in their milk shakes!

• You can now buy organic Vodka and organic pet food in British supermarkets.

• Amount of worms found in conventional farm soil: 3/sq metre

• Amount of worms found in organic farm soil: 86/sq metre