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The "organic food market" has already been adjusted by retailers to fit the broader term "natural food market" which includes both. Organic foods have trouble filling the supply demand and the margins are not as good, so retailers have been busy filling the shelves with "green" products to meet demand and better margins. So there are issues with the way organic foods fulfill supply chain requirements, they will and have been only be a part of the health food movement. The challenge will be how the genetically modified foods fit into the market, will they stand alone in the back corner patronized by consumers wearing dark glasses, not wanting to stir up evolution emotion? The reality is, we will have the technology. We can live longer, perform better, if we eat the right stuff. Those wanting the benefits of naturally healthy foods or adjusted healthy foods are of the same market with the swing coming from politics, or rather, the medias take on what might be the political ramifications. Expect the food companies to battle this out with some creative marketing technique, not the scientists. GMA/FPA has been compiling global data for quite a while now and a lot of the information might surprise you when it comes to how wide open the market is for additional health related products, which countries have the highest usage, what the demographics are. Why our economy can support the trade of such products. I myself don't discount the technology, including genetically modified foods that are currently being developed to make consumers feel full after ingesting limited calories, promoting less obesity and helping our health care issue. Food manufactures production facilities are under utilized right now and deals are being made to fill up the plants. You can expect these products to be produced and on the shelves in the next 10 years. Of course, only my opinion. Here is an interesting position on the global market and how the GMA/FPA positions the movement
.http://www.fpa-food.org/content/newsroom/article.asp?id=408
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