A new partnership between the U.S. and the European Union means that organic foods certified in the U.S. can be sold in Europe for the first time, a move that could provide new market opportunities for certified organic growers in Ohio, an Ohio State University expert said.

The agreement, which now makes the $26.7 billion U.S. organic market functionally equivalent to Europe’s organic market, means organic growers no longer have to comply with often-contradictory rules setting different organic standards for each country, experts say.