Market of organic products in the EU: an assessment of manufacturing segments and consumers

Abstract

The production and consumption of organic products in the EU is growing steadily due to the policy of ensuring the sustainability of the agricultural sector within the EU. The governmental support provides stimulation of organic markets development. The aim of this article was to evaluate the segment of producers and buyers of organic products in the EU for 2012-2019. The results show a positive dynamics to the growth of the number of organic producers in the EU (by 15.2% for 2012-2019). It was found that the most developed countries have the highest number of producers and the total volume of the distribution market. The number of producers does not determine the volume of organic production in the EU countries.