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IFOAM International Organic |
International Facts and statistics about Organic Food |
While organic food accounts for 12% of total food sales worldwide, the organic food market is growing rapidly, far ahead of the rest of the food industry, in both developed and developing nations. |
Organic monitor World organic food sales were US $23 billion in 2002. |
The world organic market has been growing by 20% a year since the early 1990s, with future growth estimates ranging from 10-50% annually depending on the country. |
In the - United States - , organic food is federally regulated by the National Organic Program: |
ERS USDA Organic products are now available in nearly 20,000 natural food stores and 73 % of conventional grocery stores, and account for approximately 1-2 % of total food sales in the U.S." Feb 2003 |
Prepared Foods - Two thirds of organic milk and cream and half of organic cheese and yogurt are sold through conventional supermarkets. 2003 |
In the - European Union - , organic food is regulated by the EU-Eco-regulation |
Germany: |
Baby food is almost exclusively organic, and over 30% of bread baked in Munich is organic. From IFOAM facts |
Italy: Existing legislation calls for all school lunches to be organic by 2005. |
Austria: The government has created incentives so that within the next few years, 10 % of its food will comprise locally grown organic foods. |
In - Cuba: - After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990, the government converted the entire country to organic agriculture, and currently only organic agriculture is permitted by law. |
Bananas and Plantains, Honduran Agricultural Research Foundation (FHIA). Banana Wars, by Joanna Blythman (The Observer, 13-Mar-2005) |