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Biofach, 12 February 2020 The European Market for Organic Food

The organic sector in France

Eva LacarceAgence BIO

www.agencebio.org


French policy towards organic

farming and its products


o Axis 1: Develop production 15% UAA organic in 2022

o Axis 2: Structure the organic sectors double Avenir Bio Fund (8 million €)

o Axis 3: Promote consumption for all consumers incl. the most deprived 20% in collective catering in 2022 reinforced in Egalim and French Program on Nutrition and Health

o Axis 4: Reinforce research on organic sector

o Axis 5: Educate and train the operators

o Axis 6: Adapt the legal framework

o Axis 7: Outermost regions

Organic Ambition Program 2022


French national platform for the promotion and the development of organic farmingand organic food

• MAA Ministry of food and agriculture• MTES Ministry of Environment• FNAB• APCA• Coop de France• Synabio

Facilitates dialog and action planning dedicated to the development of the organic sector• Inform of the trends in production, market and consumption in France and around the world• Raise awareness of the general public on OF and its products and supports educational and citizen

actions• Fosters cooperation between producers, processors and distributors and helps structuring the sector

via Avenir Bio Fund

Agence Bio


Development and structure of

the French organic market


o Purchases of catering and restaurants: 550 million € (excl. VAT, +22% vs 2017)

o Household consumption of organic food: 9,1 billion € (+15.4% vs 2017, i.e. +1.2 bn €)

French Organic Market towards massification9.7 billion € Source : French organic market assessment in 2018,

Agence BIO/ ANDi

1 617 1 844 1 910 2 035 2 224 2 469 3 0203 652

4 4781 2221 327 1 425 1 551

1 7252 019

2 515

2 874

3 096

238274

329

390

430

389423 492

577643

772

874

1 006

1 135

358

382

412

452

550

3 5173 922 4 189

4 5555 188

5 916

7 147

8 373

9 689

0

2 500

5 000

7 500

10 000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

million €

commercial andinstitutional catering

direct sales

shopkeepers andartisans

organic food shops andsupermarkets

supermarkets

TOTAL

5% of food

household consumption is organic


Product shares in the organic food market

19%

17%

10%7%7%

23%

5%

12% Fruits and vegetables

Dairy products

Meat

Seafood, frozen food, ready meals

Bakery

Grocery

Non alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic beverages

Source : French organic market assessment in 2018, Agence BIO/ ANDi

53 % fresh and refrigerated shelves


Share of organic products in their market

5%

32%

15%

13%

9%

7%

5%

5%

4%

TOTAL

eggs

milk

wine

fruits

vegetables

grocery and non‐alcoholic beverages

meat

bread and fresh pastry


o Milk: supermarkets

o Fruits and veggies : organic retailers and direct sales

o Wine: wine shops

o Bread: bakeries

o …

Market shares of distribution channelsfor different organic products

20%

64%

54%

49%

40%

69%

59%

70%

55%

64%

62%

82%

34%

49%

21%

34%

46%

49%

42%

26%

15%

27%

25%

30%

25%

14%

43%

34%

41%

6%

12%

19%

5%

13%

22%

12%

19%

12%

4%

15%

5%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Alcoholic beverages

Non alcoholic beverages

Sweet groceries

Salted groceries

Bakery

Seafood, frozen food, ready meals

Other meat

Deli meat

Poultry

Eggs

Milk products

Milk

Fruits and vegetables

ALL PRODUCTS

Supermarkets Organic shops Direct sales Shopkeepers and artisans



o A fair national supply consistent with the consumers demand

o Fruits: banana, citruses and some exotic

o Seafood: shrimps and salmon

o Groceries and juices: sugar, olive oil, citruses

Origin of organic food consumed in France

23,0%

38,1%

65,6%

42,6%

77,1%

75,0%

94,8%

97,8%

99,0%

99,0%

68,9%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Seafood

Groceries and non alcoholic beverages

Ready meals and frozen food

Fruits

Vegetables

Bakery

Meat (processed and unprocessed)

Milk and milk products

Eggs

Wine and alcoholic beverages

ALL PRODUCTS

France EU Third country



The French organic production keeps up with the demand


Evolution of the French organic productionSource : Annual organic farm survey, Agence BIO/ Control bodies

7.5% of French UAA is

organic


o Growth over 10% in most regions

o 60 % of the area in 4 regions▪ Occitanie

9 403 farms, 507 242 ha ▪ Nouvelle‐Aquitaine

6 157 farms, 275 953 ha ▪ Auvergne‐Rhône‐Alpes

5 858 farms, 251 976 ha ▪ Pays de la Loire

3 270 farms, 192 211 ha

French regions and organic area

2018 organic UAA

Share of the UAA being organic

32 000 haArea under conversionOrganic certified area

Source : Annual organic farm survey, Agence BIO/ Control bodies, Agreste 2017


Evolution of the organic share of the UAA

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Share of UAA

Arable crops Forage areaVegetables FruitsAromatic plants VineTotal

France 7.5%

Arable crops 4.3%

Aromatic plants 21.1%

Fruits 23.3%

Vine 12.0%

Forage area 10.1%

Vegetables 7.0%

Source : Annual organic farm survey, Agence BIO/ Control bodies


4,9%

6,2%6,8%

10,8%

9,1%

1,3% 1,6%

13,3%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

Vaches allaitantes Vaches laitières Brebis viande Brebis laitières Chèvres Truies Poulets de chair Poules pondeuses

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

source : Agence Bio / OC, Agreste 2017

Evolution of the organic share of the livestockSource : Agence BIO/Control bodies

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