Organic Viticulture in Europe and World-wide

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Organic Viticulture in Europe and World-wide

• Helga WillerResearch Institute of Organic
  Agriculture FiBL, CH-5070 Frick
• Paper presented at the Organic Viticulture
  Conference in the frame of the 16th IFOAM Organic
  World Congress, June 16-17, 2008, Levizzano, Italy

Archived at http//www.orgprints.org/10909
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The Global Organic Survey 2008

• Since 2000 the global organic survey is carried
  out by FiBL, IFOAM and SÖLsupported by Nürnberg
  Messe, since 2008 also by ITC and SECO
• Data provided by country experts, including
  representatives from NGOs, certification bodies,
  governments, researchers
• Data of 31.12.2006
• Data from 135 countries
• Land use information for almost 90 of the
  worlds organic land, varying levels of data
  depth though.
• Main results as well as other information on the
  current status of organic farming published in
  the book The World of Organic Agriculture
  (FiBL/IFOAM and Earthscan)

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Global Organic Agriculture 2006 Key data

• 30.4 million hectares of agricultural land are
  managed organically
• 12.3 million hectares are in Australia
• Almost 30 of the agricultural land in
  Liechtenstein are organic
• During 2006 Growth in all continents

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Development of organic and in-conversion land
area 2000-2007

• In 2006 the organic/in-conversion area grew by
  1.8 million hectares
• Largest growth in Europe and Oceania
• Major growth expected to have happened in 2007

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Organic and in-conversion land area The 10
leading countries
Source FiBL Survey, June 2008
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European Organic Agriculture Key data 2006

• Organic area
• 30.4 million hectares worldwide
• 7.4 million hectares in Europe
• 6.9 million hectares in the EU 27
• Largest area 1.15 million hectares in Italy
• Shares
• 1.65 of the European agricultural area
• 4.0 of the EU-27 agricultural area
• Highest share in Europe Liechtenstein 29
• Highest share in the EU-27 Austria 13

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Development of organic farming in Europe
1985-2007 (2007 provisional)

• Latest figures show strong growth for 2007
• Major increases during 2007 - Bulgaria 160000
  ha, - Spain 61000- Poland 57000-
  Germany 50000 ha

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Use of organic/in-conversion land world-wide 2006
Source FiBL Survey, June 2008
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Use of organic/in-conversion permanent cropland
(total 1.5 million hectares)
Source FiBL Survey, June 2008
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Organic/in-conversion grape area Key data 2006

• Total grape area 7.4 million hectares (FAO)
• At least 113000 hectares of organic/in-conversion
  grapes
• 95000 hectares in Europe
• 1.5 of global grape area is organic
• In Europe ca. 2.2 of the grape area is organic,
  in the European Union ca. 2.5

Total
Organic
Source FAO and FiBL Survey, June 2008
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Development of the organic/inconversion grape
area world-wide
Source FiBL Survey, June 2008
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The 5 countries with the largest grape areas
2006 Organic/in-conversion and total compared
Source FiBL Survey 2008, Picture Ecovin
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The five countries with the largest
organic/in-conversion grape area 2006
Source FiBL Survey 2008, Picture Ecovin
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Organic/in-conversion grape area Distribution by
countries (total 113000 ha)
Source FiBL Survey, June 2008
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Organic/in-conversion grape area The leading
countries
Source FiBL Survey 2008, Picture Ecovin
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Share of organic/in-conversion grape area of the
total grape land
Source FiBL Survey 2008, Picture Ecovin
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Organic/in-conversion land and grape land
compared (shares 2006)
Source FiBL Survey, June 2008
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Distribution of Global Revenues by Region 2006
Source Organic Monitor (Sahota 2008)
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Growth of the global market for organic food
2002-2006 (in billion US Dollars)
Source Organic Monitor (Sahota 2008)
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Retail sales with organic products 2007, the ten
leading countries
Source Survey of Aberystwyth University,
Agromilagro Research, FiBL, ZMP
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Growth of the major European organic markets
2006/2007
Source Survey of Aberystwyth University,
Agromilagro Research, FiBL, ZMP
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Market data for organic wine ?

• Turnover ?
• Market shares ?
• Growth rates ?
• Production ?
• Exports ?
• Imports ?

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Organic wine sales Example in Switzerland

• Switzerland has the highest per capita
  consumption of organic products world-wide 104
  Euros per year
• The total market is 789 Euros corresponding to
  4.6 of food sales
• Overall market growth in Switzerland during 2007
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• Growth of turnover with organic wines at Coop
  during 2007 15

Source Coop, Switzerland
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Wine sales 2005-2007 in 40 organic supermarkets
in Italy
Source Pinton Organic Consulting
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Picture Ecovin
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Current trends

• The organic/in-conversion grape area has grown
  considerably since 2004
• There is a trend for large wine estates to
  convert (e.g. Germany, New Zealand)
• The share of the organic/in-conversion grape
  area, however, tends to be lower than that of
  organic farming general possible reasons
• production based problems,
• direct payments not high enough,
• in Northern Central Europe Competition from
  Southern countries.
• There are signs of a strongly growing market for
  organic wine in many countries, triggered by a
  generally growing interest in organic products
  and growing demand (particularly in Europe and
  North America)