Australian organics top the class

The Australian organic sector’s latest report card is looking good. The Australian Organic Market Report 2012 claims that Australian organic products are rated higher in terms of quality than international organic products.

In addition, the report showed that 65% of adult Australians claim to have purchased an organic product in the past 12 months and more than one million Australians regularly purchase organic products.

The report, commissioned by Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) and co-funded by Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL), is published every two years as a benchmark for the organic sector and covers meat, vegetables, grains and cosmetics.

BFA’s Andrew Monk says the growth in organics demonstrates growing consumer interest in food and products grown humanely, without synthetic chemicals and with respect for the environment.

The Australian Organic Market Report 2012 will be officially launched on 26 October in Brisbane and is reported to reveal further consumer trends, sector growth figures and industry success stories. BFA commissioned researchers from Swinburne University and Mobium Group and used figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.