The turnover of the organic sector reaches 1.190 M€ and places Catalonia as the leading market for organic products in Spain and in southern Europe

This Friday 21 April the report has been presented 2022 about productionagraria ecology of Catalonia. Among the results, a prominent headline: “during 2022 the number of organic operators in Cataloniagrew a 1,6%, which has allowed us to overcome the 5.000 operators, an all-time high “. This was confirmed by the Director General of Agriculture and Livestock of the Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda, Elisenda Guillaumes , who has also pointed out that the most developed organic crop in Catalonia is the vineyard, "that with more than 29.000 hectares, already represents the 51,2% of the total number of vineyards in Catalonia , he 19% of the total organic vineyard in Spain and the 5,3% of the total number of organic vineyards in the world”.

They are getting closer to the goal 25% from SAU in 2030

Guillaumes has also stressed that“the total ecological agricultural area registered in the register is more than 272.000 hectares.“If we discount the forest area, we obtain the Utilized Agricultural Surface, that it has already passed 242.000 hectares, and which represent approximately 23% of the total of this surface”. “We are getting closer and closer toaim of the European Union to have the 25% of the agricultural area used organic in 2030″, added.

for his part, the president of the Catalan Council of Organic Agricultural Production (CCPAE), David Torrelles , who has submitted the statistical report, highlighted the resistance of the organic sector to crises, given that“the global figures of the bio sector have continued to grow , both in operators who are dedicated, as in cultivated area, in livestock and in agri-food transformation activities”. Torrelles added that“los 1.190 million euros of turnover of the ecological sector placesCatalonia As thefirst market for organic products of the State and southern Europe”.

In relation to thesurface in ecological , in 2022 has been closed with 272.883 has enrolled, signifying an increase in +0,81% Over the previous year, according to study data. In the last decade, theagricultural area ecology in Catalonia has almost tripled.

The vineyard, the majority crop

Leaving aside the surface of pastures, meadows and forests, in terms of productive crops, year 2022 has been reached 71.788 ha, which represents an increase in 6,08%, much more pronounced than that of the total agricultural area. Among the major crops, point in the study the growth, during the past year, of citrus crops (286 ha, +13%), of nuts (4.311 ha, +8,97%), ofvineyard (29.082 ha, +7,07%) or olives (9.801 ha, +1,4%). the cropmajority is the vineyard , point out, with the 51,2 of the surface of all organic crops on earth.

Among the main ecological agro-industries, highlight the growth ofbodegas (369 companies, +6,65%), the oils (134 companies, +6,35%) or the marketing and distribution (632 companies, +4,64%) ). Import activities also grew (158 companies, +10,49%) and storage (309 companies, +5,1%). As for theturnover of the organic sector -not consumption value, which would be greater-, the last fiscal year recorded, in 2021, closed with an annual growth of almost 20%. Catalonia reached the record number of 1.190 million euros invoiced.