UPDATE: UK: Soil Association points to organic green shoots
By Dean Best | 12 April 2010
The UK organic sector is showing signs of recovering from the slump in sales endured in 2009, The Soil Association insisted today (12 April).
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The UK organic sector is showing signs of recovering from the slump in sales endured in 2009, The Soil Association insisted today (12 April).

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