Research and Markets: The North American Organic Coffee Industry Report Reveals the Organic Coffee Market Topped 1.3 Billion Dollars in 2008

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a3048e/the_north_american) has
announced the addition of the "The North American Organic Coffee Industry
Report" report to their offering.

The concise report is written like an in-depth, executive summary. It features
data and interviews gathered through the end of 2008 and into first half of
2009. The is partly based on an annual private survey of the industry with a
response rate that represents nearly all of the Organic green coffee imports to
North America and thus offers one of the most realistic set of estimates each
year.

The North American organic coffee market topped 1.3 billion dollars making it
the single most valuable organic product imported into North America in 2008. It
is a significant contributor to the estimated US$24.6 billion in US organic
sales. Nevertheless, the 32% annual growth between 2000 and 2007 changed
dramatically in 2008. So just how recession-proof can Organics be?

The Report reveals volumes, the price premiums paid over conventional coffees,
and the value of the coffees imported. The Report presents the predictions of
the importers and roasters that shape and dominate the business. It reviews the
key origins and notes the changes that will affect supplies. Finally, it also
looks at the emerging trends that are now impacting the industry for certified
products, particularly organics, in the U.S. and Canada. Get this and more from
the only full-scale annual survey of the industry.

Key Topics Covered:

1. What happened in 2008

2. Market Context - beyond coffee

3. Drivers and Directions for Organic Coffees

4. Origin, quality, and multiple certifications

5. Growth and volume

6. Prices and premiums

7. Sustainable Coffee Trends for 2009

8. Conclusions and Going Forward

9. Who was surveyed & how - methodology

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a3048e/the_north_american

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