The Organic Trade Association applauded the introduction of the Domestic Organic Investment Act in the House and Senate.
The bill makes essential improvements to expand U.S. farmers’ and manufacturers’ capacity to meet the demands of the growing organic marketplace, now at $71 billion.
It will help ensure the continued expansion of the organic sector in the U.S. While the U.S. organic sector grew at double the pace of conventional agriculture in 2025, domestic organic production hasn’t kept pace with the growth in demand for organic products.
The purpose of the new legislation is to create competitive grants for organic producers and manufacturers to invest in increased storage, processing, aggregation, and distribution capacity.
“These infrastructure investments will remove longstanding barriers from the farm-gate through the supply chain to give organic producers and manufacturers the capacity they need to meet the growing demand,” said Matthew Dillon of the OTA.