DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Europe Organic Food & Beverages Market (2016-2022)" report to their offering.

Organic Foods are produced by complying with the standards of organic farming. In other words, diets which promote well-being and health, prevent diseases, help in curing illness, and also protect the environment are termed as Organic foods.

Food Consumption patterns are changing all over the world. Growing awareness towards the consumption of healthy food and beverages is the factor for the same. Unhealthy food and its consequences such as heart diseases cause aware consumers to adopt food which provides them nutrition. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an unhealthy diet is the key factor for Non-Communicable Diseases which includes heart diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and others. Many public health campaigns have organized many communication activities for spreading awareness for the same.

The market has been segmented on the basis of Product Type and Country. Based on Product Type, the market is segmented on the basis of Organic Foods and Organic Beverages. Organic Foods includes Organic dairy products, Organic fruits & vegetables, Organic meat, fish & poultry, Organic frozen and processed foods, and Others (Organic baby foods, organic groceries, and so on). Organic Beverages are further segmented into Organic coffee & tea, Organic beer & wine, Organic non-dairy beverages, and other organic beverages. Based on Country, the market has been segmented into Germany, U.K., France, Russia, Spain, Italy and Rest of Europe.

The key player operating the organic food & beverages market are Amys Kitchen Inc., General Mills Inc., Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Starbucks Corporation, The Kroger Co., United Natural Foods, Inc., The WhiteWave Foods Co., and Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Market Scope & Methodology

2. Executive Summary

3. Market Overview

4. Europe Organic Food & Beverages Market

5. Europe Organic Food & Beverages Market - By Country

6. Company Profiles

- Amys Kitchen Inc.

- The WhiteWave Foods Company

- General Mills Inc.

- Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

- Starbucks Corporation

- Whole Foods Market Inc.

- United Natural Foods, Inc.

- The Kroger Co.

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According to a recent TechSci Research report,the global organic food market is projected to grow at a CAGR of more than 14% from 2016 to 2021.The new OTA survey supports this belief as the organic sector once again showed signs of an upward trajectory. In fact, organic food now accounts for 5.3% of total food sales in the U.S.

Growth like that is great for the industry, but there may be a problem lurking in the shadows. In order for supply to keep up with the rapidly expanding demand, more farmers will need to get on board the organic train. This is quite a challenge. Transitioning to organic farming is a long and expensive process, which takes three years, many process changes, and copious inspections. earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture partnered with the OTA on a new transitional certification program, which could make it more enticing for farmers to make the switch.

Its a move that many who support organics said is greatly needed as the shopper base has expanded far beyond the traditional core group of hard-core organic loyalists. Many analysts saying those who buy organics has more than doubled in a short time. However, others are not sure if consumers will understand what transitional certification means or if they will be willing to pay higher prices for food bearing that seal.

Organics may also get their own government-authorized check-off program, which could help raise $30 million a year to spend on research and marketing. The program was authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, and the issue of how to establish it was opened for public comment earlier this year. If the program comes to be, those funds could also help expand the organic supply.

Its not just organic food seeing a rise in popularity. Sales of organic items for consumers'wardrobes, bedrooms and bathrooms are also on the rise. Non-food organic products saw sales increases of almost 9% to $3.9 billion, according to the report.

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Organic food sales totaled $43B in 2016 - Food Dive

The U.S. organic sector stayed on its upwardtrajectory in 2016,as consumers across the country ate and used more organic products than ever before.

TheOrganic Trade Associations (OTAs) 2017 Organic Industry Survey released on Wednesday showed organic sales in the U.S. totaled around US$47 billion in 2016, reflecting new sales of almost US$3.7 billion from the previous year.

Of the total, a record US$43 billion corresponded to organic food sales, marking the first time the U.S. organic food market wasbroken though the US$40-billion mark.

Organic food now accounts for more than 5.3%of total food sales in this country, the according to the report.

It added organic food sales increased by 8.4% year-on-year, far higher than the 0.6% growth rate in the overall food market. Sales of organic non-food products were up 8.8% in 2016, also surpassing the overall non-food growth rate of 0.8%.

The US$15.6-billion organic fruits and vegetables sector held onto its position as the largest of the organic food categories, accounting for almost 40% of all organic food sales.

Posting an 8.4% growth rate almost triple the 3.3% growth pace of total fruit and vegetable sales organic fruits and vegetables now make up almost 15% of the produce that Americans eat.

The OTA said produce had traditionally been the entry category for consumers new to organic, in large part because in the produce aisle the benefits of organic are probably the easiest to understand.

In produce, grab-and-go salads and ready-to-eat veggies (fresh or frozen), were top sellers.

Organic products of all sorts are now found in the majority of kitchens and households across our country, OTA CEO and executive director Laura Batcha said.

But the organic sector is facing challenges to continue its growth. We need more organic farmers in this country to meet our growing organic demand, and the organic sector needs to have the necessary tools to grow and compete on a level playing field.

That means federal, state and local programs that help support organic research, and provide the organic farmer with a fully equipped tool kit to be successful.

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Regulating [food] supply chains to ensure, for example, that organic foods deserve their labels is hard. Here are five reasons why.

1) The U.S. government doesnt enforce its standards for organic foods[T]he USDA doesnt actually administer the standards for imported foods. Instead, the certification checking that the food meets U.S. standards is done by USDA-recognized foreign regulators or USDA-authorized third-party organizations. This means the USDA outsources its authority to its equivalent agencies in other countries, as well as third-party certifiers.

2) Not all countries have U.S.-recognized regulators The number of USDA-recognizedinternational regulatorshasbeengrowing since 2009. However, it is still relatively small.

3) Thats why third-party certifiers are necessary USDAs Certifier Lookuppage lists 82 authorized third-party organizations. Although most of these USDA-accredited certifying agents are domestic, 33 areforeign agents. Also, although some of them are purely private, others arepublic.

4) But certification remains challenging in a complex global economy In practice, ensuring that imports labeled organic are actually organic is very hard, because global supply chains are complex and nontransparent. A number of suppliersor organizations may sell the product before they reach the final customer.

This creates ample opportunity for things to go wrong.

5) The problem stretches beyond the USDA This is not the USDAs fault it is one regulatory agency with limited resources, trying to deal with a multitude of suppliers. Some of these suppliers, in all likelihood, are operating unethically.

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5 reasons why it's so hard to know whether 'organic' food is really organic - Genetic Literacy Project

This is really not my forte, Jayson Werth told the Organic Trade Associations 2017 Policy Conference Wednesday afternoon in downtown D.C. Id actually feel more comfortable facing Mariano Rivera in the World Series than standing up here right now. And I havent got any hits off that guy, ever.

Werth then launched into his keynote address to the group, a speech thattouched on his diet, his lifestyle, his entree into the world of organic farming, his challenges in turning his Illinois farm into a sustainable and profitable enterprise, and his goal to throw himself into even larger-scale organic farming and consulting after his baseball career is over.

When I started this thing, I didnt really know what I was doing, he told the crowd, speaking of his organic enterprise. I wasnt planning on anything. It just happened, organically. I thought we were just gonna have a nice place for the animals and for us to hang out, and here we are nine years later. So as time goes on and my career winds down, I think Ill have more opportunities, and I kind of see myself headed in this direction in my next life. But hopefully thats not too soon. I think Ive got a few good years in me. And this is my last season in Washington potentially Ill be a free agent after this year, and Im looking to still play every day. So in the meantime, Im focused on baseball. But long-term, this is where Im gonna put my attention and put my energy.

This being his organic farming in Illinois, which maybe I should have known about, but Im not convinced I did. Werth, needless to say, sure seemed to win over the organic policy crowd, leading to an invitation for him to join the group during its Thursday lobbying trip to Capitol Hill.

We play every day, he said, apologetically. I would love to, actually, but we play at 4. (The Nats game was later moved up to just after noon, but Werth also told the crowd that he might have chores to do at his extensive home organic garden, so he wasnt sure if he could make it.)

Werth was introduced as a man that is part of the solution in the batters box, in left field, on the organic farm and throughout his community, but most of his talk was descriptive rather than prescriptive. He talked about his struggles with health and durability early in his career, how he was looking for an edge, how his wife had her eyes opened about nutrition during a college course. Ten years ago, he told the crowd, we eliminated gluten and dairy entirely from our lives and tried to stay away from no-organic food and GMOs as much as possible. Once I started eating clean and as much organic produce and grass-fed meat as possible, my career started to take off.

And so when he purchased 280 acres in central Illinois, he told the crowd, my dream was to have a farm that matched my philosophy on food and diet. I didnt want toxic chemicals on my property and my crops, and I still dont want toxic chemicals on my or my familys food.

But his family, he said, was totally clueless about farming, knowing only that they wanted to be organic. And so they navigated a world of red tape and regulations, of organic certification and the challenges of farming next to conventional land, a world of financial hurdles and continued problems with fraudulent labeling. Werth cited a recent Washington Post report on mislabeled imported soybeans being marketed as organic, calling it totally heartbreaking and really unsettling, to say the least.

His farm improved as he found effective consultants familiar with organic practices, he said, and as he invested in improved equipment, which he called the key to his success. The Werths found a way to leave out the fallow-year they had originally used every four years. They improved their soil, increased their yields and sawthings turn around. Werth eventually added three more properties, giving him nearly 500 tillable acres. He created an expansive wetland and wildlife preserve, with more than a thousand trees. He removed 300 acres of invasive bush honeysuckle. (Are you still reading? Its okay if youre not.) And he saw the critters on his land multiply.

The neighbors who have lived in the area their whole lives have commented on the incredible changes in wildlife and habitat: grasshoppers, rabbits, squirrels, foxes, deer, quail and recently pheasants pheasants that we havent seen in our area in almost 20 years, Werth said. They are all now common inhabitants. We are involved with our local Quails Forever chapter to improve the quail habitat. When I bought my property, there were no quails, we never saw any. Now we have many coveys; when Im out hunting, I see them all the time. Their population is actually thriving.

Recent spikes in coyote populations were believed to be the reason for the loss of these animals, but I believe that we have proven that its the loss of natural habitat, he went on. And coyotes are not welcome down on the farm, either. We do this great thing: we get these pelts made. My wife loves em. You know, you throw em over your shoulder when youre cold, got that whole Game of Thrones thing going on.

There was much laughter at all this. Werth looked around and grinned. What? he asked, to more laughter. Sorry.

His family has taken up beekeeping, too, and now has four hives. But Werth said making the transition from conventional to organic remains prohibitive for many farmers: they lack the knowledge and the equipment to farm organically, and cant afford to make the three-year transition. Thats why he said he is forming a consulting wing to help Midwestern farmers transition to organic: his group will provide recommendations in equipment, grains, cultivation, weed prevention, crop rotation, red tape navigation, certification and so on to farmers who want to go organic but dont know how.

One thing I know is that people wanting to transition need help and the tools to do so. Were preparing to help those in need of guidance, he said to applause.

Werths goal, he said, is to acquire 1,000 tillable acres by the time he retires, with the ultimate goal of having 10,000 acres under his management, via direct ownership, consulting or lease arrangements. But there are still many frictions for organic farmers, he said, things like a lack of non-GMO labeling, the empty buffer zones organic farmers have to surrender, the risks of contamination, the high price tags on new equipment and on organic fertilizers and seeds, the insurance disincentives for organic farms compared to traditional. (Are you still reading? Its okay if youre not.) None of that is enough to chase him away.

Baseball has been my life, but now towards the end of my career I am realizing what it has really done is help me build toward a better life for my family and others, he told the group. Before today, really, I did not know what I was getting into. And Ive got to say, thank you for doing all this. Im happy and glad to be a part of this, because this is something I can get behind.

Werth said his teammates are increasingly adopting some of his diet preferences, something he has discussed in the past.

When I got here to Washington seven seasons ago, no one knew anything about anything, he said. I was coming from a team in Philadelphia where we had been to two World Series, we were successful, we had a lot of older veteran guys. And when I came here, we had a lot of younger guys that didnt know a whole lot about anything. There wasnt much thought to nutrition and training. But now Im happy to report that the Washington Nationals are one of the few teams that have gone almost strictly organic in the food room and have lots of non-GMO products, and weve really made some great strides in that regard. But I think most teams are still very far behind the curve.

And he indicated he would be increasingly visible as a voice for organic farming and organic products as years go on, and added, eating organic is vitally important, I think we all can agree to that. After a bit more than 30 minutes, he signed off.

Alright, Ive got to go to work, he told the crowd. So see you guys later.

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The global organic food & beverage market is expected to reach USD 320.5 billion by 2025. Growing popularity of non-GMO products among consumers, owing to the health benefits associated with their consumption, is expected to drive the demand over the forecast period.

Fruits and vegetables dominated the global organic food market accounted for over 37% of revenue share in 2015. Furthermore, increasing consumption of meat and poultry products resulted in the fastest growth of the segment and is expected to grow substantially at a CAGR of 13% over the forecast period.

Non-dairy beverages such as rice, soymilk, and oat beverages accounted for over 33% of the total share of organic beverages market in 2015. However, beer and wine is projected to grow substantially at a CAGR of 13.5% over the forecast period owing to increasing global economic conditions and high consumption of a broad range of flavored beverages.

The industry in Asia Pacific is projected to witness fastest growth over the forecast period and account for over 12% of global revenue by 2025. Asia Pacific is projected to witness highest growth on account of growing agriculture sector in the region coupled with robust domestic demand has led to significant demand for the product.

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1. Methodology and Scope

2. Executive Summary

3. Organic Food & Beverage Industry Outlook

4. Organic Food & Beverage: Product Outlook

5. Organic Food & Beverage Market: Regional Outlook

6. Competitive Landscape

7. Company Profiles

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When the Washington Post isnt lighting the funeral pyre for our dying democracy, the paper is doing solid investigative work into the organic-food industry. Over the past decade, the media has largely avoided scrutinizing the $40 billion organic market. An organic-friendly Obama administration and wealthy organic-company executives who are generous Democratic-party donors boosted organics influence in both the government and the media, helping promote the phony narrative that organic products are healthier, pesticide-free, and locally grown.

In two articles this month, the Posts Peter Whoriskey exposes the dubiousness of the organic label and the alarming trend of fraudulent organic grains being imported here. For his May 1 article, Why your organic milk may not be organic, Whoriskey tracked a few milk producers to see whether they followed the Department of Agricultures strict but weakly enforced guidelines for organic certification. Organic milk can cost twice as much as conventional milk, and, as Whoriskey correctly surmises, if organic farms violate organic rules, consumers are being misled and overcharged.

The Post surveilled Aurora Organic Dairy a major milk supplier for house organic brands sold by retailers such as Walmart and Costco and found that the company appeared to violate rules about how often the cows were grass-fed, a key differential between conventional and organic milk production. The Post had several organic milk samples tested to measure for two fats that are more prevalent in organic milk (although in amounts inconsequential to human health), and most fell short. Whoriskey says that the integrity of the organic label rests on an unusual system of inspections that the head of the USDAs organic program calls fairly unique. Organic producers pay a private inspector, approved by the USDA, to certify their products as organic; the agency checks in on those inspectors every few years. The USDA has only 82 certified inspection firms to supervise a massive organic supply chain of more than 31,000 farms and businesses worldwide. This leaves plenty of room for error and fosters a pay-to-play climate that benefits producers and inspectors at the expense of unwitting consumers.

The burgeoning organic market has also created a huge demand for imports here. (We are a net importer of organic goods; so much for locally grown.) Most alarming is the importation of allegedly organic grains from Ukraine, Turkey, India, and China, countries with uncertain food-safety standards, to use as animal feed. Any organic meat or animal by-product, such as milk or eggs, must be sourced from animals fed organic-only grains. Since nearly all the corn and soybeans grown in the U.S. are from genetically engineered seeds and therefore forbidden under federal organic standards the organic versions of those grains are now being shipped here from around the world. In 2016, we imported $160 million in organic yellow corn, a 400 percent increase just since 2014, and $250 million in organic soybeans, a 75 percent increase in two years.

But the Post investigated what some have questioned about these imported organic grains: their authenticity. In his May 12 bombshell article, Whoriskey reveals how 36 million pounds of soybeans from Ukraine, shipped through Turkey to California last year, underwent a remarkable transformation from conventional to organic. The fraud increased the value of the beans by $4 million, since organic grains are worth more than non-organic. Whoriskey found that at least 21 million pounds of the phony organic soybeans have already entered the food supply a potential safety threat, since its unknown how these grains were grown and handled.

The Post reported on two other fraudulent shipments of organic grains in the past year that were large enough to constitute a meaningful proportion of the U.S. supply of those commodities. All three were presented as organic, despite evidence to the contrary. I contacted the USDA, and a spokesman told me the agency is investigating unspecified shipments of corn and soybeans intended for the organic market that appear not to meet the requirements of the national organic regulations or may have been exposed to a prohibited substance during shipment. He confirmed that enforcement actions are underway against the parties involved. Penalties can result in a fine of up to $11,000 per violation.The problem, as Jason Kuo writes in a Post column on May 22, is that the USDA doesnt directly oversee international organic producers. Instead, the USDA outsources its authority to equivalent agencies in other countries, as well as third-party certifiers. This raises the real possibility that plenty of food companies are using these questionable grains to claim that their products are organic when they are not, and then sell them at a premium.

For example. Organic Valley is the largest producer of organic dairy in the U.S., selling milk to other organic companies such asStonyfield Yogurt. Miranda Leis, Organic Valleys feed coordinator, told me that on the rare occasions when we are forced to buy imported feed due to domestic shortages, we use two trusted sources that trace certified shipments directly back to the farms where the feed is grown. However, in a 2015 e-mail to me on this same subject, Organic Valley verified that their farmers might use imported grains that likely originated from countries such as Turkey and Romania, which should raise questions about their authenticity (thats not to say the company used the fraudulent beans, only that all of these imports should now be suspect.) But Luo points out that the U.S. does not recognize the national regulator for Turkey, which should give all organic purveyors reason to doubt the legitimacy of those grains. All of this underscores the inanity of the organic system. Why would anyone trust soybeans from India more than soybeans from Indiana? Furthermore, importing grains grown in abundance here betrays the central appeal of organic: There is nothing local or environmentally friendly about shipping in millions of pounds of grains we dont need.

The organic industry has long peddled the myth that its food is healthier and better for the environment. Consumers buy organic because they wrongly believe its grown locally and without pesticides. Now there are serious questions about whether most of the pricey products labeled by our government as organic actually are. This scam requires more than a few solid newspaper investigations. The federal government, particularly our new agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, should take a much closer look at this system, and consumers should take a second look at what they are buying.

Julie Kelly is a food-policy writer from Orland Park, Ill.

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When 'Organic' Food Isn't - National Review

The U.S. organic sector, already strong, remained on an upswing in 2016, gaining new market share and breaking sales records, according to the Organic Trade Association's (OTA) 2017 Organic Industry Survey, the results of which were revealed May 24 at the organizations Annual Policy Conference.

Organic sales in the United States were around $47 billion in 2016, reflecting new sales of nearly $3.7 billion from the prior year. The $43 billion in organic food sales marked the first time the U.S. organic food market has surpassed the $40 billion mark. Organic food now accounts for 5.3 percent of total food sales in the United States, another first for the sector.

Organic food sales grew by 8.4 percent, or $3.3 billion, from the prior year, compared with 0.6 percent growth in the overall food market, while sales of organic nonfood products rose 8.8 percent in 2016, also versus overall nonfood growth of 0.8 percent.

"The organic industry continues to be a real bright spot in the food and ag economy, both at the farm gate and checkout counter," noted OTA CEO and Executive Director Laura Batcha.

The $15.6 billion organic fruit and vegetable business retained its position as the largest of the organic food categories, accounting for almost 40 percent of all organic food sales. With sales up 8.4 percent, compared with the 3.3 percent uptick logged for total fruit and vegetable sales, organic fruits and veggies now make up almost 15 percent of the produce that Americans consume, perhaps because its traditionally been the gateway category for shoppers new to organic, due to their ability to touch and smell the product and compare it with its conventional counterpart.

Meanwhile, sales of organic meat and poultry surged by more than 17 percent in 2016, to $991 million, the category's largest-ever annual gain. Continued strong growth in the category should lift sales past the $1 billion mark for the first time this year, OTA predicted. Additionally, rising awareness of such options as natural, grass-fed or hormone-free meats and poultry is driving consumer interest in organic meat and poultry items.

Even organic condiments saw spectacular sales: Dips reported an impressive 41 percent sales growth in 2016, to $57 million, while spice sales soared 35 percent to $193 million.

On the nonfood side, sales rose by almost 9 percent to $3.9 billion, with organic fiber, supplements and personal care products accounting for the majority of those sales. These purchases were spurred by consumers growing desire for transparency, clean ingredients and plant-based products is spurring sales of such product, as well as their belief that what they put on their bodies is as important as what they put in them.

"Organic products of all sorts are now found in the majority of kitchens and households across our country," said Batcha. "But the organic sector is facing challenges to continue its growth. We need more organic farmers in this country to meet our growing organic demand, and the organic sector needs to have the necessary tools to grow and compete on a level playing field. That means federal, state and local programs that help support organic research and provide the organic farmer with a fully equipped tool kit to be successful."

Conducted in February and March and produced on behalf of OTA by Nutrition Business Journal, the survey received responses from more than 200 companies. The full report can be purchased online.

Washington, D.C.-based OTA represents more than 9,500 organic businesses in all 50 states. Its membership encompasses growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmers associations, distributors, importers, exporters, consultants and retailers, among others.

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Organic Sector Posts Record US Sales: Survey - Progressive Grocer

The world of sustainable food just got a little more exciting. With the creation of Barnraisers brand-new Discover program, theleading digital authority on organic food andthe number one sustainable living community have united. This new partnership will help create an even bigger space forsupporting sustainable good food and healthy living, pushing these fields to new heights by connecting people who care about where their food comes from with the people who produce it.

Organic Authority joins some of the top change-makers in the new food revolution on thenew platform, includingFairtrade America, MicroShiner, and Food Craft Institute.

Barnraiser is the most complete source for the products, people, and stories in our organic living movement theyre a perfect partner to showcase our stories and trends, says Laura Klein, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Organic Authority.

Organic Authority is the leading organic, eco-conscious food and lifestyle publication online, redefining what it means to live a conscious and healthy lifestyle in America today. Its already a favorite amongst people who want to make a difference in their food system for its obsessive coverage of the latest trends and news in food, nutrition, wellness, natural beauty, and more.

Barnraiser is a platform connecting artisan food makers, innovative farmers, and chefs at the forefront of sustainability with the people who demand more from their food system. This platform makes it easy to discover and fund projects committed to making a difference in the way we produce food in this country.

Were meeting the needs of an entire generation who demand authenticity, connection, and influence in food and health, says Eileen Gordon, Barnraiser Founder and CEO. Our work, together with our new partners, continues to expose consumers to the good food, farmers, food businesses, innovators, and tastemakers changing how we eat and live.

Together, these two leaders in the field of sustainable food will create and curate an information hub connecting readers to their food community and helping to incite change in Americas food system.

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Emily Monaco is an American food and culture writer based in Paris. She loves uncovering the stories behind ingredients and exposing the face of our food system, so that consumers can make educated choices. Her work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Vice Munchies, and Serious Eats.

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NEW YORK,May 22, 2017/PRNewswire/ --

Highlights

The global organic food & beverage market is expected to reachUSD 320.5 billionby 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc.

Growing popularity of non-GMO products among consumers, owing to the health benefits associated with their consumption, is expected to drive the demand over the forecast period.

Fruits and vegetables dominated the global organic food market accounted for over 37% of revenue share in 2015. Furthermore, increasing consumption of meat and poultry products resulted in the fastest growth of the segment and is expected to grow substantially at a CAGR of 13% over the forecast period.

Non-dairy beverages such as rice, soymilk, and oat beverages accounted for over 33% of the total share of organic beverages market in 2015. However, beer and wine is projected to grow substantially at a CAGR of 13.5% over the forecast period owing to increasing global economic conditions and high consumption of a broad range of flavored beverages.

Further key findings from the report suggest: The global organic food market was valued atUSD 77.4 billionin 2015 and is expected to witness highest growth inAsia Pacificfrom 2016 to 2025

Fruits & vegetables emerged as the largest organic food product segment in 2015 and is estimated to generate revenue overUSD 110 billionby 2025

Frozen & processed food demand was overUSD 11 billionin 2015 and is anticipated to witness significant growth over the next few years

Beverage market is estimated to exceedUSD 55 billionby 2025, and anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 13.1% over the next nine years

Coffee & tea is expected to emerge as the fastest growing sector with a CAGR of more than 15% from 2016 to 2025

The U.S. is the largest market inNorth Americaand was valued over 40 billion in 2015, owing to the growing consumer resistance for genetically modified and chemically grown crops in the region

The industry inAsia Pacificis projected to witness fastest growth over the forecast period and account for over 12% of global revenue by 2025.Asia Pacificis projected to witness highest growth on account of growing agriculture sector in the region coupled with robust domestic demand has led to significant demand for the product.

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