Organic Farmers Need Support to Recover From the Recession

Food sales between 2008 and 2009 global economic slowdown in the healthy and organic food since the beginning but there are some signs that demand slowed during 2010 in the United States at least, are starting to recover.

Wholefoods market, according to the latest research, the United States the largest retail organic food chain, healthy and organic foods continues to grow interest.

Trend Tracker survey found their annual food shopping organic food shopping choices of consumers in 2010 had made a big impact. Three in every four adults, natural and / or took buy organic foods and organic products, the number was found to increase in their grocery cart. 27 percent of adults said that natural and / or organic foods in 2010 over a quarter of their total purchases included meals, 20 percent in 2009.

The Europe and Britain in a different picture of the two worst affected by the financial crisis, to the supermarket in response to a decline in purchasing power and reduce its limitations rather than focus on the cheap and was with price ranges.

This is especially the UK where the market is organic monitor the latest global organic food and drinks market was reported to be in agreement. In the UK, organic sales in 2009 dropped 13 per cent% and only one has been slow to recover. Organic Monitor director Amarjit Sahota is said that there was a perception that organic food was more expensive situation for organic products not helped by the lack of global standards.

That Denmark, where organic food is a clear message to consumers cited the situation, so much larger consumer group are adopted, the Danish consumers in the world has become the largest buyer of organic foods.

However, although low cost was important in 2010 is still expected to be significant in 2011, value for money is a growing trend for people and the global organic food trade in 2011 to be around U.S. $ 60 billion estimate is expected to be. 35,000,000 hectares organic farming is practiced in 154 countries.

UK Food Standards Agency regularly surveys public attitudes tracking the latest food issues, 2011 February, also found that the published prices was the biggest concern, with the amount of salt in the diet in second place, followed by the amount of food waste be.

Some surveys suggest that the organics on the ground "fair trade" products are lost, as ethical shoppers how best to spend your money on the difficult choice to make.

UK organic farming also well supported and funded is lower than in Europe. UK Organic Trade Board (OTB) is unhappy that the UK organic sector is not getting more help from the government.


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