The market for organic food products continues to grow in Europe (+8% compared to 2017) where it reached a value of 40.7 billion euros. It is the top second marketin the world after North America (43 billion). These are the updated figures from the Fibl yearbook, the Italian research institute for organic agriculture, presented at Biofach 2020 in Nuremberg, Europe’s largest trade fair for the sector.

Italy is the EU country with the highest number of companies, while Spain remains the EU leader for organic areas with 2.2 million hectares.