Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2025) – The Organic Trade Association applauds today’s introduction of the Domestic Organic Investment Act (DOIA) in the Senate and House of Representatives. The bipartisan, bicameral bill makes essential improvements to expand U.S. farmers’ and manufacturers’ capacity to meet the demands of the growing organic marketplace – now at $71 billion – and ensures continued expansion of the organic sector in the United States. The legislation was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) with Andrea Salinas (D-OR) and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) as sponsors of the House bill.
While the U.S. organic sector grew at double the pace of conventional agriculture in 2025, domestic organic production has not kept pace with the growth in demand for organic products. The purpose of the new legislation is to create competitive grants for organic producers and manufacturers to invest in increased storage, processing, aggregation, and distribution capacity.
“We are deeply grateful to the sponsoring lawmakers for introducing this important and timely legislation,” said Matthew Dillon, Co-CEO of the Organic Trade Association. “These infrastructure investments will remove longstanding barriers from the farmgate through the supply chain to give organic producers and manufacturers the capacity they need to meet the rapidly growing consumer demand for the benefits of organic.”
This legislation is built on the strength of the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) program introduced in 2023 and administered by USDA that helps solve supply chain gaps and drive organic growth through grants to organic farmers and businesses.
“Over the past year, we’ve seen disruptions in our co-manufacturing network and the loss of fluid dairy processing, underscoring the need for strategic investments,” says Shawna Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Organic Valley. “This infrastructure bill is a positive step toward ensuring more organic food reaches American families, and greater opportunities are delivered for U.S. farmers.”
The DOIA legislation directs USDA to set annual priorities that reduce dependence on imports and reflect input from organic farmers, businesses, and other stakeholders. Additionally, the Act supports U.S.-based farmers and businesses who apply including producers, producer cooperatives, and commercial entities (including tribal governments) who handle certified organic products. All grants will require matching funds from the farm or business recipient.
Past OMDG recipient, PURIS, leveraged the investment and provided an additional 4x of their own capital to expand processing capacity at an existing facility that created agricultural jobs, built new product lines and added 45,000 acres of domestic organic pea production. “We believe DOIA will catalyze the next chapter of U.S. organic growth by expanding infrastructure, elevating integrity, and reducing reliance on imports,” said Nicole Atchison, Chief Executive Officer of PURIS. “We are proud to stand with OTA and policymakers to grow a stronger, more resilient domestic organic ecosystem.”
In a recent supplier survey by Organically Grown Company, 32 percent of respondents cited market access as a barrier to growth, more than 33 percent pointed to logistics and infrastructure challenges, and 27 percent reported limited access to capital.
“Organic produce represents 15 percent of the total fresh produce market, yet many of the small and mid-sized farmers in our supply chain are constrained by infrastructure as much as by demand,” said Brenna Davis, CEO, Organically Grown Company. “The DOIA directly addresses these real-world barriers and will help unlock the full production potential of U.S. organic agriculture.”
