Conventional supermarkets might not seem quite the right venue for apparel or home goods made from organic cotton, but don't be fooled: The global market for this crop topped $1 billion in 2006, and estimates project a tripling of that amount by the end of next year, according to the latest annual report from Berkeley, Calif.-based Organic Exchange. A lot of the activity is occurring in the United States, where Wal-Mart Stores emerged as the No. 1 company using organic cotton; Nike and
Cotton Crops Up Again
Conventional supermarkets might not seem quite the right venue for apparel or home goods made from organic cotton, but don't be fooled: The global market for this crop topped $1 billion in 2006, and estimates project a tripling of that amount by the end of next year, according to the latest annual report from Berkeley, Calif.-based Organic Exchange. A lot of the activity is occurring in the United
