Organic food retail market growing despite downturn, conference hears

THE retail market for organic food is still growing despite the difficult economic climate, a conference was told in Athlone yesterday.

Delegates at the Teagasc national organic conference heard that the market in Ireland for organic produce is now worth e104 million per year and over e16 billion in Europe.

The largest sales are in Germany, Britain, France and Italy. Organic produce also enjoys a high market share in Denmark, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden.