Organic eggs lead Switzerland's grocery

Published Apr 2, 2021

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Switzerland has seen a significant rise in the adoption of organic farming, with the number of organic farms being one in six and organic food sales surging by 19% in 2020. The total expenditure on organic food in Switzerland exceeded 3.8 billion francs in the same year. The most popular organic products include eggs, bread, and vegetables, with their market share being 28.9%, 26.2%, and 23.9% respectively. The growth is attributed to the pandemic, with the canton of Bern experiencing the highest number of new organic farms in 2020. However, Bio Suisse, the main organic farming organization in Switzerland, is working to increase the representation of organic products in the food service industry.

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Every sixth farm in the country is organic. In Switzerland, organic food sales grew by 19% in the past 2020. Organic market share increased to 10.8 percent “The trend towards increased consumption of organic products has grown steadily over the years. The coronavirus pandemic has given further impetus to this development, and has also shown that if people have a choice, they buy and consume much more organic products, ”explained Bio-Suisse President Urs Brandley at the annual media conference, writes www.lid.ch ... Bio Suisse is the main organic farming organization in Switzerland. This umbrella organization has 32 organic farmer associations among its members, as well as the FiBL Organic Agriculture Research Institute. Last year, the Swiss purchased organic food worth more than 3.8 billion francs; in 2019 - by only 3.2 billion. The organic market share is now 10.8 percent, up 0.4 percentage points from the previous year. The largest market shares are held by organic eggs (28.9%), ...

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