The French Organic Food Market

MARC ARNAUD – Agence Bio - French organic farming observatory

What is the Agence Bio ?

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French national platform for the promotion and the development of organic farming and organic food

• (MAA) Ministry of Food and Agriculture

• (MTES) Ministry of Environment

• FNAB

• APCA

• Coop de France

• Synabio

Facilitates dialog and favours synergies

• Platform for sharing and pooling resources and for dialog between organic stakeholders

• Inform and promote (communication, organic operators directory)

• Structuring and strengthening the sector (Avenir Bio fund)

• Economic and Statistical observatory

ORGANIC MARKET IN FRANCEGROWS STEEPLY IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2017

More organic farms and companies

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MID-2017: ORGANIC FARMS

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Share of national agricultural area converted to organic between 2001 and 2016

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Share of organic area in to

tal crop area

Arable cropsForage areaVegetablesFruitsAromatic plantsVineTotal

FRANCE 6%

Arable crops 3%

Aromatic plants 18%Fruits 17%

Vine 9%

Forage area 8%

Vegetables 5%

Source: Agence bio ‐ Agreste14/02/2018 - BIOFACH

MID-2017: ORGANIC COMPANIES

11534

4458

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000 +9,4%

Processors Distributors Processors and distributors

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ORGANIC MARKET IN FRANCEGROWS STEEPLY IN 2017

Organic food sales and consumption

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Mid-2017 organic food sales

More than 7 billion euros in 2016 (including restaurant trade), and have increased of + 500 million euros in the first half of 2017 when compared to the same period in 2016

Supermarkets: organic sales increase by 18 % in the first half of 2017

Specialist organic stores: +12 % in the first half of 2017 when compared to the same period on 2016

Organic fruits and vegetables and grocery are the main drivers

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Sales of organic food from 1999 to 2016 in France by category of distribution channel

Le 31/01/2018 - webinar/conférence virtuelle

450 619 781 1 083 1 391 1 617 1 844 1 910 2 035 2 224 2 4693 024

589858

1 0261 169

1 2221 327 1 425 1 551

1 7252 019

2 497

71115

120138

159170 193

220238

274

326

285

315

333

359389

423492

577643

772

889

92130

158169

172

206

219

229

152

166

182

9991 564

2 0692 562

3 1493 517

3 9224 189

4 555

5 188

5 919

7 147

0

1 000

2 000

3 000

4 000

5 000

6 000

7 000

8 000

1999 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

millions €

Restauration commerciale*

Restauration collective*

Vente Directe

Artisans‐Commerçants

Distribution Spécialisée Bio

Grandes et moyennes surfaces

*évaluée par enquête auprès des fournisseurs et des acheteurs depuis 2014  ‐ (achats HT)

commercial restaurants

collective restaurants

direct sales

artisanal sales

specialist organic distribution

large and medium sized supermarkets

Agence Bio/AND, 2016 Market assessment

Product shares in the organic food market

21% 22% 23% 23%

20% 19%18%

17%16%16%

18%

19%

12%12%

13%

12%

11%11%

11%

10%

8%7%

7%

7%

6%6%

6%

7%

5%5%

5%

5%

0

1 000

2 000

3 000

4 000

5 000

6 000

7 000

2013 2014 2015 2016

millions €

Grocery Dairy productsFruits and vegetables Alcoholic beveragesMeat BakerySeafood, delicatessen, frozen foods Non alcoholic beverages

4 3834 830

6 736

5 532

Agence Bio/AND, 2016 Market assessment

Some facts and figures on French consumers

Source : Agence BIO CSA research 2017

Meet with us @

BioFach, on Business France’s stand Hall 1, booth 1-221A

International Seminar on organic farming during the International Agricultural Show in Paris on Feb. 28th

http://www.agencebio.org/seminaire-international Overview on the organic sector in Europe

Development factors and obstacles

Understanding the consumer in Europe

Communication strategies

www.agencebio.org