The authors define the concept of demand and prospects of organic foods, identify problems and prospects for the production of organic foods in Russia, exploring features of state regulation of the production of organic foods in different countries and justify the need for state regulation of the production of organic foods in Russia. The authors analyze the results of a sociological survey of 1,000 residents of the Volgograd region in age from 20 to 60 years, determine the structure determination of respondents concepts of organic foods, the structure of the respondents 'opinions on the importance of regular consumption of organic foods, the structure of the respondents' opinions regarding the price for organic food, the structure of respondents 'opinions on the percentage excess of the price for organic food over the price of conventional products, the structure of the respondents' opinions on the proportion of organic foods in the structure of the family budget, identify the main purposes of the production of organic foods, especially compared to the state support for Organic Agriculture economy in the countries of Western Europe, as well as classify the main types of environmental standards.