Sina WeiboNews of Organic Industry
Swedish food retailers are reporting record growth rates for organic food sales. Coop reported a 25-35% growth during the last 12 months, whilst Axfood 35% and ICA 43%. ICA and Coop say that strong customer demand meant that organic products sometimes ran out of stock.
The dairy company Arla Foods is also reporting record sales of organic milk. During the first half of 2014, its organic milk sales increased by 37%.
Organic egg production is also not keeping pace with demand, with some Swedish grocery stores importing organic eggs from Finland. The egg company Gotlandsägg is reporting a 30% increase in organic egg sales. About 10% of Swedish egg production is organic.
In Sweden, organic food and beverage sales amounted to SEK 8.90bn (EUR 963.6m); KRAV expects sales to grow by 30% this year.
Source: Esmerk
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