Kiwi Organic Farmers Can Take Us By Storm Through Costco

Costco's planned opening in New Zealand is an opportunity for Kiwi organic food producers to break into the United States market using the giant retailer's distribution network, the industry has been told.

Robyn O'Brien of rePlant Capital, a US company that funds cash-strapped US farmers to convert to organic production.

The US has the largest market for organic produce globally, and it's growing rapidly. But with just one per cent of US farmland dedicated to organic production there is a gap between demand and supply, O'Brien said.