Catalonia, leader of southern Europe's organic sector

Catalonia according to figures from the Catalan Council for Organic Agricultural Production, is the largest organic products market in Spain and southern Europe, worth more than €1,190 million. These results are the fruit of years of sustained growth (since 2011 the Catalan organic sector's turnover has grown eightfold), which has created the conditions for consolidating the processing industry. 

In 2022 Catalonia ended the year with 5,075 organic operators, almost 1,100 livestock farms and nearly 2,800 agri-industries (processing, packaging, distribution, importing and other companies). It passed the 5,000-operator mark for the first time, showing the organic sector's resilience and its ability to grow in adverse economic conditions. 

These figures place, once again, Catalonia at the top of the ranking for operators engaged in organic processing, with 25% of Spain's total. By turnover too, Catalonia has Spain's leading organic products market and southern Europe's largest. 

On organic farmland, Catalonia records more than 272,000 hectares, 23% of its total area, which brings it close to the European Union's target of 25% of farmland by 2030. 

The commercial reach of Catalonia's organic sector

Internationally, the Catalan organic sector exports more than 30% of its sales, mostly to European Union countries. The international market is therefore a great opportunity for Catalan producers and operators. 

The Catalan organic sector will show its commercial reach internationally at the next Biofach, Europe's most important fair devoted exclusively to organic production, held in Nuremberg (Germany) from 13 to 16 February next year. Catalan companies wishing to take part can do so with Prodeca under the agri-food brand "Catalonia, where organic is culture".

The call remains open on Prodeca's website until 29 September. 

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