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GERMANY:
THE LARGEST
EU MARKET


source: www.ota.com

www.organic-europe.net/country_reports/
germany/default.asp#3


www.organicconsumers.org/organic/
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Germany
Germany is the largest and most established organic market in Europe...

bullet comprising over 25% of the total European organic sales,

bullet about € 3.2 billion (2003),

bullet of the total food sales, 1.6% is organic*,

bullet € 38 per capita/year spent on organic food(2003).

What did Germans prefer?(1998)
% of total organic sales
Vegetables18.4
Dairy16.4
Bakery14.3

*By value (2000).

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