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EU organic sales decreased slightly in 2022, but rebounded in 2023 due to recovering economic conditions.

The COVID-19 pandemic boosted organic food sales in the EU, enabling it to overtake the U.S. market in 2021. However, spiraling inflation combined with high food and energy prices will likely reduce organic food sales in most EU markets in 2022.

This report provides an overview of EU food and feed legislation currently in force for the EU. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) staff reviewed and updated all sections of this annual report.

The upward trend of the organic food market in the European Union (EU) continues. EU organic sales reached record highs in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has become an additional driver in further boosting organic sales.

The European Commission allocated €185.9 million euros ($210.6 million USD) in 2022 for the promotion of European Union agri-food products both globally and in Europe.

Four percent of the total acreage of farmland in the Netherlands is used for organic production, while the market share of organic products remains at roughly three percent. Moreover, Dutch per capita consumption of organic product is valued at $100...

On March 25, 2021, the European Commission published the EU Organic Action Plan for 2021-2030

The upward trend on the organic food market in the European Union (EU) continues. EU Organic sales are steadily rising.

For 2021, the European Commission allocated a total of 182.9 million euros for the promotion of the European Union’s agri-food products both in Europe and worldwide.

On October 20, 2020, the European Commission adopted its 2021 Work Program setting out the actions the Commission aims to take in 2021.

On October 19, 2020, the EU Ministers of Agriculture adopted the Council Conclusions on the Farm to Fork Strategy.

The European Commission launched a public consultation on the EU’s future action plan for the development of EU organic production.