Organic food is helpful but for most folks isn't required.

And the regular processed stuff would be just as expensive if the veg oils (corn and soy) weren't subsidized by us taxpayers via USDA money to farmers, which of course also incentivizes them to grow more of those crops. Conventional pork would be more expensive if the pig feed (corn and soy) wasn't subsidized.

So the organic stuff isn't necessarily "made" to be expensive (although the certifications are costly if you demand "proof" of organic farming). The other stuff is made to appear cheap.