HANS GMEINER
Nuremberg (SN). The potato, he presents in a large refrigerated display case. Vacuum packed - as a whole, quartered, diced. "That organic is a contemplative story that once was, now it's just flat out," the Lord says in his dark blue suit and tie. He is a farmer from the wine district. At BioFach in Nuremberg, the campaigns of 2500 exhibitors world's largest trade fair for organic products, he for customers, as 86 other Austrian companies.
The market for organic food is still considered a gold mine. "The organic market in Austria is the most advanced, but you will be asked already in Vladivostok to organic" says Peter Augendopler. His company already makes Backaldrin about five percent of the 130-million-euro turnover Biobackmischungen. "In addition to whole grain rolls and other pastries, especially bread," says Augendopler: "Annual growth rates of five to ten percent are possible."
industry optimistic despite shocks to the economic crisis, the industry continues unabated-optimistic. To around € 40 billion of worldwide revenue is estimated. About 20 billion € includes the European market. A weak third is allocated to Germany. Small Austria is one of the big numbers. Nearly 22,000 farmers, 16 percent of all agricultural Farms use in this country 544 000 hectares (19.4 percent of the total) in organic farming. In some states, as in Salzburg is the biobased content far beyond the 50 percent mark.
meat is the most expensive non
only because Hofer its own brand "back to the source" surrounded, bio last year increased in the domestic retail trade (without bread), according to AMA marketing volume by 21.5 percent in value and 18.7 percent. For milk, eggs and potatoes, the organic shares are particularly high. However, there are some striking shifts. Thus, the specially treated and longer-lasting bio-ESL-milk apparently fallen out of favor with buyers. Their share fell in four years rose from 27.4 to 15 percent, while untreated milk from 7.7 to 15.6 percent. For meat, poultry, sausage and ham, however, there occurs many years on the spot. Production costs are there compared to conventional goods too high, the price differences too great, they say. "We need the courts to higher prices, so that we can also protect the organic boom," say politicians such as agricultural Upper Austria Provincial Hiegelsberger Max.
Salzburger Nachrichten - Economy 19 February 2011
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