Price Difference: Organic versus Non-organic

[AllisonR]

In general, what is the price difference between organic and non-organic in your area? What price difference are you willing to pay, before you buy non-organic, or just don't buy the product at all? Is there a huge price difference for fruits/vegetables compared to meats or dairy? 

For example here organic chicken cost 200% more! Even if it is on sale, a small chicken that will feed 4 people one dinner is 150kr (30 dollars) versus 50kr (10 dollars) for a corn-fed factory farmed chicken. I do not like the way standard chickens are treated at all, and the taste of the organic chicken is much better, but I am just not going to spend 30 dollars for one meal!

Meanwhile, diary is only 15% more for organic, so we only buy organic milk and butter. Fruits and vegetables tend to be all ovr the place, from 20% more to 150% more, so it just depends.  

I'm adding a poll, multiple choice, so we can get an overview

[serenbat]

my prices aren't even in the ball park of yours

I don't buy organic veggies/fruits/meats or dairy at grocery stores so I save a ton of money- staples (bulk wheat items and pre-packaged items) I buy at a local health food store and some at local chain grocery stores- my health food stores offers discounts once a month and the local grocery chain stores also offer discounts- it's much cheaper than buying on-line for us

The organic grass-fed meats I get are much cheaper than grocery stores non-organic meats (ex.- ground beef-$3.99 lb- non-organic about $4.25 lb)

For dairy I only pay about 20% more but it should be noted milk (in stores) is cheaper in my state because we have state regulations on milk and set pricing

Organic veggies and fruits (local and seasonal) are super cheap and don't compare to non-organic prices- example a pint of small tomatoes I pay $1.00 at local farmers/markets non-organic in a grocery store would be $3.99 for the same size - I bought bananas the other day and organic and non were both the same price - .49 cents a lb

for chicken (a whole roaster) organic (non-soy fed) I pay $9.00  for a 3 to 4 lbs bird

I can't compare to your area- sorry!

Edited by serenbat - 9/6/11 at 4:54am

[Adaline'sMama]

Just for perspective, I pay:

$3.69 for a half gallon of milk vs. $3.49 for a gallon of non organic milk
$3.99 for cage free eggs vs. $$1.89 for regular eggs
$14.00 for an organic chicken vs. $8.00 for a non organic chicken
$$2.75 for a bunch of organic bananas vs. $2.25 for non organic bananas.