Australian Organic Industry - at a glance
Despite the ongoing drought, the organics
category in Australia
has performed above expectations.
Valued at AUD$300 million in 2004, up from AUD$28 million in 1995
Expected growth in 2005 of between 15% and 25% depending on the product.
Currently Australia has 12.5 million hectares
of certified farming area under organic management. This represents 45% of the
global farming land under organic management - making Australia in
No. 1 in farming area under organic management.
Country Area under Organic Management (hectares)
1) Australia 12,500,000
(exc. Area under conversion)
2) Argentina 2,960,000
3) Italy 1,168,212
4) USA 950,000
5) Brazil
841,769
Large organic consumer markets UK and Germany are ranked 7th & 8th,
with 724,523 and 696,978 hectares respectively.
Australia is ranked 36th in the world in terms of
numbers of organic farmers with over 2100 registered organic farming
operations.
12.5 million hectares represents only 2%
of Australia's
available farming area and this does not include farming area undergoing
organic conversion.
Projections for the Australian Organic Industry (BFA Vision 2020):
% of Total Primary Producers Certified Organic:
2004 1.5%
2005 1.8%
2010 4%
2015 7%
2020 10%
Value of Certified Organic Products ( %
of Australian Retail Dollar):
2004 0.2%
2005 1%
2010 3%
2015 7%
2020 10%
Overseas organic industry
The Australian market is set to follow overseas trend - with
organic produce becoming an every day alternative to processed foods.
Below are some worldwide statistics showing the growth of
the industry.
- Sales
of US organic food and non-food items grew by approx 20% in 2003 to reach
$10.8 billion. Organic food sales now represent approx 2% of organic food
sales in the US.
Organic Trade Assoc 2004 Manufacturer Survey - conducted by Nutrition
Business Journal, San Diego.
- Over
40% of all organic users are between 36 - 55 years old. Organic users are
25% more likely to have a bachelors degree or post-graduate degree.
Organic Consumer Trends 2001, Natural Marketing Institute
- The
US Organic market is projected to reach a value of $30.7 billion by 2007 -
with a five year compound annual growth rate of 21.4% between 2002 &
2007
Datamonitor Analysis,
Datamonitor
- 39%
of the US
population uses organic products - 37% of those consume organic products
more than once a day (Organic Integrated), 39% consumes at least weekly (
Organic Middle) & 24% eat organic occasionally. Organic Fringe
- In
2002, there were 11,998 certified organic farms in the US,
producing commodities valued at $392,813,000.
2002 Census of Agriculture conducted by USDA's National Agricultural
Statistics Service
- Consumers
using organic products daily grew from 8% in 2000 to 11% in 2003.
Consumers reporting weekly use grew from 9% to 16%, and monthly use grew
from 9% to 16%, and monthly use grew from 5% to 10%. The Hartman Group
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