Organic produce is one of the fastest growing 'niche' markets on a world-wide scale and one that greenhouse tomato growers can not afford to ignore. Since tomatoes are the most widely grown greenhouse vegetable crop in the United States and Canada, switching from conventional to organic production can see a good increase in profitability for both large and small scale producers. While the organic market is still quite small compared to the overall volume of fresh produce consumed, it provides many opportunities for greenhouse tomato growers to supply high quality, and often out of season fruit, into both the local and export markets. However, before a greenhouse tomato grower can become 'certified' as organic, a number of criteria need to be met and this often means major changes to the production system in use.
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