The statistical data on organic production that IFOAM and FIBL have just presented reveal that the market for organic products worldwide has registered the greatest growth in recent years and now stands at 120.000 million euros. In Spain, although the market continues to advance and is already at 2.528 million euros, a "decided commitment" is necessary to boost the sector.

The Spanish professional association of organic production warns about the data presented by IFOAM and FIBL, corresponding to the year 2020, and calls for more aid to the administrations to achieve the objective set by Europe for 2030, that 25% of the country's SAU is organic on this date.

Currently, Spain, with 2.437.891 hectares, is behind France (2.548.677 hectares) in the ranking European. Both are followed by Italy with 2.095.380 hectares of organic land.

The president of Ecovalia, Álvaro Barrera, assures that these data show that in Spain "we cannot live forever on rents, because we have already been surpassed by France in surface area". That is why he adds that public administrations "at all levels have to commit to organic production, especially when this system is at the center of European policy on the 2030 horizon."

As for the market, growth worldwide has been 13%, going from 106.000 million euros in 2019 to 120.647 million euros in 2020. “It is the highest growth in recent years; more than 14.000 million euros. This is historical data and is proof that consumers are choosing, more and more, to include organic products in their shopping cart”, says Barrera.

The world area also grows, compared to 2019, by 3,5%, reaching 74,9 million hectares dedicated to organic production worldwide.

For all these reasons, Álvaro Barrera concludes that these figures “reflect that, although the organic sector is doing its job, a firm commitment to this sector is necessary so that 25% of the useful agricultural area can be reached in organic production. or reach 10% of consumption in Spain set for 2030”.