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LONDON - Organic food is a booming business in Britain, with retail sales growing at around two million pounds ($3.7 million) a week, the pro-organic Soil Association said on Monday.

Figures released by the group, which also acts as certifier of organically-grown foods, said its latest survey shows sales in the sector grew by over 10 percent in the year to April.

"Retail sales of organic food are now worth 1.12 billion pounds (a year) and are growing by 2 million pounds a week -- the rate of growth is twice the rate of the general grocery market," it said in a statement.

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