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Organic crop insurance cost spoils growth of $27 billion market

Consumer demand for organic foods has helped Uncle Matt’s Organic Inc. grow from 5 acres of oranges in 1999 to become Florida’s biggest organic-citrus producer. Further expansion is being hampered by the federal crop insurance program designed to help farmers, says the company’s founder, Matt McLean. Bloomberg

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Originally posted Friday, Jan. 20, 2012