Hay alrededor de cien productores de leche orgánica en Veneto. Todavía es un nicho de producción pequeño, que involucra solo el 3,5% de las aproximadamente 2.700 granjas lecheras de la región, pero que, según una nueva encuesta de Veneto Agricoltura, está creciendo de manera interesante. La leche orgánica en Veneto proviene principalmente de granjas de ganado bovino (80%) y en menor medida de cabras y ovejas, leche que es producida por 5.000 bovinos (2% del rebaño regional) y 2.000 cabras y ovejas.
There are about a hundred organic milk producers in Veneto. It is still a small production niche, which involves just 3.5% of the approximately 2,700 dairy farms in the region, but which, according to a new survey by Veneto Agricoltura, is growing in an interesting way. Organic milk in Veneto comes mostly from cattle farms (80%) and to a lesser extent from goats and sheep, milk that is produced by 5,000 cattle (2% of the regional herd) and 2,000 goats and sheep. Worldwide, organic milk is an ever-expanding production sector, which went from a marketed value of around 20 billion dollars at the beginning of the 2000s to over 110 billion in 2019. The main outlet markets are North America (43 , 9% of consumption) and the European Union (39.5%). From a production point of view, in Europe the lion's share is made by Germany and France, which respectively market 1.2 million and 1 million tons of organic milk, equal to over 40% of European production. Italy, with about 300,000 tons of ...