A little organic crisis BBC Editorial
While the economic downturn continues to be felt worldwide, many consumers in industrialized nations are moving away from the traditionally more expensive organic products.
The global market for organic food and beverages, which in 2007 amounted to U.S. $ 22,750 million in annual sales according to the polling firm Euromonitor International, appears to have stalled in recent months and there are signs of backsliding in some specific areas.
The typical growth rate of 20% to 30% per year in the United States leveled off in mid-2008 when middle-class consumers and upper middle class began to feel the impact of layoffs and the collapse of financial markets according to research firm Nielsen Co.
However, his representative, Tom Pirovano, told Reuters it was not yet "convinced that we will see sharp drops in organic foreseeable future." However, that finding
signs of contraction in countries like the UK, where consumers have begun to think twice before spending more to buy food grown without fertilizers or pesticides.
"The second largest global market research, TNS, accompanied by daily consumption of 25,000 British families. There has been a 10% drop in the amount of organic food on the table for those families between the end of 2008 and previous year, "said BBC journalist, Greg Morsbach.
real Crashing
One of those affected is the Prince of Wales, who is a fierce defender of nature and has a farm of organic products.
The heir to the British market their crops through various supermarket chains, but recently had to downsize their operations.
"Its earnings fell 80% last year. Also have eliminated jobs," said Morsbach.
"continued the decline that we've seen. So still can not say we've hit bottom," he told the BBC TNS spokesman, Chris Longbottom.
"We'll have a year or two difficult years to the business of organics, "he added.
British Dairy
In the UK dairy sector, increases of up to 80% in the cost of feed for livestock losses have led many producers of organic milk.
" The price currently receive for organic milk is not high enough to cover production costs. It will be necessary to increase the prices received by producers, "said marketing director of the dairy cooperative Omsco, Richard Hampton, in remarks published by the British newspaper The Independent.
Hampton said he fears a 10% reduction in milk supply organic.
BBCMundo.com Note: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/hi/spanish/science/newsid_7909000/7909352.stmPublicada: 2009/02/25 12:10:25 GMT © BBC MMIX
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