{"id":15152,"date":"2024-09-23T10:40:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicinfo.ua\/news\/organic-market-2023\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T15:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:12:58","slug":"organic-market-2023","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/organicinfo.ua\/en\/news\/organic-market-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A year of national standards and stabilization of the domestic organic market of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, as part of the celebration of the Organic Day in Ukraine, organic market data for 2023 were presented to the public.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A year ago, state registers<\/a> of certification bodies and operators in the field of organic production and circulation of organic products began to operate. For 2023, 152 operators were certified, including 134 agricultural producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total area of agricultural land (organic and in-conversion), certified according to the Law of Ukraine, amounted to 77,463 hectares. At the same time, the total area of land certified according to the Equivalent EU Organic Production & Processing Standard for Third Countries and NOP (USA) amounted to 471,176 hectares, and the number of operators reached 481 (including 383 agricultural producers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the data of The Center for Food and Land Use Research at Kyiv School of Economics<\/a> in 2023, the area of agricultural land in Ukraine was 32.7 million hectares, which is 26.04% less compared to the area before the full-scale invasion. Accordingly, the share of land used for organic production was 1.44%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the results of 2023, the domestic market of organic products in Ukraine began to stabilize after a significant drop in 2022. A total of 7,257 tons of organic products of own production were sold in the amount of UAH 982 million. This is actually in line with 2019 figures before the covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were no changes in product categories; dairy products remain in the first place in terms of sales volume, in the second place – the fresh group, where the greatest growth took place, and in the third place – cereal and grain products, flour, seeds and snacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the difficulties caused by the full-scale invasion, 75% of consumers in Ukraine say they are ready to buy organically certified products<\/a>. But poor awareness, including about labelling, the inability to find or recognize organic products on store shelves, and the often misleading labelling of non-organic products lead to low demand for organically certified products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, about 50 operators sold their products on the domestic market in 2023. We remind you that from July 1, 2024, a mandatory condition for the sale of organic products is the presence of a certificate confirming organic production in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of Ukraine, as well as the placement of the state organic logo on the packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the results of 2023, there was a reduction in the export of organic products to 189 thousand tons – this is the lowest figure in the last 8 years. In particular, this is due to a decrease in the import of organic agro-food products to the EU. A detailed analysis of exports can be heard soon at the conference “International online conference \u201cOrganic Export From Ukraine During The War”<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the share of organic products sold on the domestic market is no more than 5% of the total amount of organic products produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kateryna Shor, OrganicInfo.ua<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We invite you to read and use the updated infographic on important indicators of the domestic market and export of organic products from Ukraine:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n