Agricultural Oligopolies

Agro-chemical, seed companies that make inputs for farmersMonsanto, Dow, DuPont, Bayer, Syngenta

Processing companies that buy raw products from farmersCargill, Archer Daniels, ConAgra, Tyson/IBP, Smithfield

Food manufacturing companies that create brandsNestlé, Philip Morris, Unilever, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Mars

U.S Grocery Sales = $775 billion

• Kroger 4169 stores $56 billion• Albertsons 2540 stores $36 billion • Safeway 1702 stores $34 billion• Wal-Mart 1470 stores $31 billion• Ahold USA 1635 stores $27 billion• Costco 420 stores $25 billion• Sam’s Clubs 538 stores $20 billion• Supervalu 1451 stores $20 billion• Publix 806 stores $17 billion• Loblaw 1031 stores $16 billion

(see: www.supermarketnews.com)

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from: The

Non-GMOSource,

Mar. 2004

• U.S. organic sales totaled $36 billion in 2002

• Sales of organic products rose 17 % in 2002

- Organic produce + 33 % - Frozen and refrigerated foods + 18 %- Nutrition bars + 20%- Organic beer and wine + 56% - Soy and rice milk + 13%

- The Natural Foods Merchandiser

In 2003 sales increased from $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion.

Net income increased from $21.2 million to $23.4 million,

Community SupportedAgriculture

Mail order andInternet sales

Farmers’ market Roadside stand

Marketing ‘below the radar’

Family and/or farmer-owned local brands