The growing demand for organic food products is fueling Italian organic agricultural production. In the last 10 years, organic food sales in Italy have grown by 133 %. Similarly, exports of Italian organic products have risen by 181 % in value in the same period. Eighty-one % of these exports are food, with the remaining portion comprising cosmetics and other agricultural-related health products.
According to the latest data published by Nomisma, a consultancy, the export value of organic agricultural products rose from €1.2 billion in 2012 to an expected €3.4 billion in 2022. The value of organic food exports in 2022 will exceed €2.7 billion, a 16 % year-on-year increase. Today, organic exports represent 6 % of the overall value of Italian agrifood exports. Italy is the second largest organic food exporter behind the US, whose exports exceeded €2.98 billion in 2021.
