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Organic Dairy Industry Soars, Scrambles to Meet High Demand

Across all Natural Grocers stores, which span 10 western states, sales of organic milk have gone up 25 percent.
Grace Hood
Across all Natural Grocers stores, which span 10 western states, sales of organic milk have gone up 25 percent.

Sales of organic milk went up by 15 percent last year compared to 2010. People like the taste and perceived health benefits from cows free of artificial hormones and not fed grains exposed to pesticides. 

But your next carton may be more expensive and harder to find. KUNC’s Grace Hood explains.