Organic statistics - the shape of organic food and farming:
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1] All figures are taken from the Defra’s statistics January 2007 unless otherwise stated. |
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Consumer demand for high quality organic food has grown rapidly over the last decade; organic food sales have increased to an estimated £1,937 million in 2006 As the organic market continues to grow Organic Centre Wales has produced a range of statistical and marketing information designed to support farmers and to inform agencies and the public about the opportunities and the challenges faced by the organic sector in Wales and across the UK. |
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Organic production, processing and market in figures
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By December 2006, 498,646 hectares of land were managed to organic standards across the UK and 121,137 hectares were under conversion
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Between December 2005 and December 2006, the total area of fully organic land decreased by 7%. However, the amount of land in organic conversion increased by 41% over the same period.
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There are 4,639 organic and in-conversion producers in the UK, 15.3% of which are based in Wales. Wales has the highest % of organic and in-conversion land as a proportion of the total land of the UK: 5.5%
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There are 2,404 registered organic processing outlets in the UK, 5.2% of which are based in Wales. The number has increased from 112 to 125 (the processors include importers, abattoirs, bakers, stores and wholesalers (updated)
- Direct sales of organic food through box schemes, farmers' markets and farm shops grew by 54% to £146 million during 2006
- Sales of organic products sold through supermarkets increased by 21% in the same time period
- Imports of organic produce sold by some supermarkets increased by 1% from 46% in 2003 to 47% in 2005 and reduced to 34% in 2006.
To find out more about the shape of organic farming in Wales, the UK and the rest of the world, please follow the links below:
Welsh organic farming, processing and market in figures
Click here for up-to-date statistics, to read about the key sectors of organic production in Wales, and access market intelligence resources for the Welsh organic sector.
Click here to download the November 2007 supplement to Tir Organig, with highlights of the latest statistics.
The UK organic farming, processing and market in figures
Find out more about the third largest organic market in the world including the organic land area, levels of production, retailing and organic consumers: click here.
European organic farming, processing and market in figures
European statistics on organic land area and number of farms are collected by the Organic Farming Unit at the Institute of Rural Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth on this page.
Organic farming in the rest of the world
Download a comprehensive IFOAM report on the pattern of and prospects for organic agriculture across the world:
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The world of Organic Agriculture - statistics and emerging trends, 2008. Available from FIBL www.fibl.org
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The World of Organic Agriculture - statistics and emerging trends, 2007. Edited by Helga Willer and Minou Yussefi. Available from FIBL www.fibl.org Summary available on http://orgprints.org/10506/
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