The organic sector is in good health

According to data from IFOAM EU, Europe is the second largest consumer, after the United States, of organic products in the world, with an expenditure of 29.800 million euros

In Europe, as is happening in the rest of the world, the growth trend in this sector is continuous. A decade ago, the global expenditure of the old continent on organic goods was 11.100 million euros.

The three main consumer profiles of organic goods are young, female and lovers of good cuisine”.

The main domestic European market, as well as world leader per capita, is Switzerland, with an annual average expenditure of 210€. This is followed by Denmark, with 163€, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein, Austria, Sweden and Germany.

Consumers are gradually becoming aware of the importance of eating purely natural products.

Still a long way from these exceptional markets is Spain (the main European producer) with an annual expenditure per capita of 21€

Germany is the main European market with 8.600 million euros and an annual growth of 11%”.

Although the Spanish figures are modest, they are based on a solid sustained growth dynamic as they have risen by no less than 24.5% on the previous year and represent a 1.5% of the global food sector.

According to the report of the Organic Sector in Spain 2016, the Spanish market is expected to converge with that of the main global consumers because of the growing awareness by the population of this type of products

For this reason even the main brands are beginning to develop new lines of certified organic products.

Building an organic future

At Biofach, the recent Organic Fair in Germany, the most important in the world, the slogan chosen was “Building an Organic Future”.

This belief in the future is based on data from the Organic Farming Research Institute (Fibl, acronym in German) according to which the European organic food market shows an annual growth rate of 13%

Germany is the main European market with 8.600 million euros, an annual growth of 11 %. France follows with 5.500 million; The United Kingdom with 2.600 million euros; and Italy, with 2.300 million euros.

The sustainability of the organic sector is due to the fact that it is not the result of marketing but the ever greater awareness of the consumer, who understand the benefits of food free of toxics and processing.”