The Soil Association has published its annual Organic Market Report 2016.
The headlines are:
- The UK organic market has grown by 4.9% since last year
- Sales of organic products in supermarkets have grown by 3.2%
- Organic product sales for independent retailers have increased by 7.5%
- Box schemes and online sales of organic products have risen by 9.1%
- The organic catering sector has increased by 15.2%
- Organic has a 1.4% share of the food and drink market
- Sales of organic products in the UK are worth £1.95 billion
The full report is available here
