Organic food imports and exports
To which parts of the world does Denmark export the most organic goods and which organic foods do we import the most? Here you can find the statistics on external trade in organic foods.
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Food and beverages that are produced and marketed as organic according to the EU's regulations. Goods which are neither defined as organic nor conventional are not covered (e.g. game meat, wild fish, salt and some other products).
The Danish red "ø-label" (the Danish Food Agency), the EU's organic labels or other labels that comply with the EU's organic rules.
Selected statistics on Organic food imports and exports
External trade in organic foods
The survey is questionnaire based among companies that
- have foreign trade with potential organic goods and
- are organic certified by the Ministry of Environment and Food.
The statistics do not cover foreign trade in organic goods at the smallest companies, cf. the threshold values for Foreign trade in goods.
External trade by parts of the world
The survey is questionnaire based among companies that
- have foreign trade with potential organic goods and
- are organic certified by the Ministry of Environment and Food.
The statistics do not cover foreign trade in organic goods at the smallest companies, cf. the threshold values for Foreign trade in goods.
Imports of organic foods by commodity group
The survey is questionnaire based among companies that
- have foreign trade with potential organic goods and
- are organic certified by the Ministry of Environment and Food.
The statistics do not cover foreign trade in organic goods at the smallest companies, cf. the threshold values for Foreign trade in goods.
Exports of organic foods by commodity group
The survey is questionnaire based among companies that
- have foreign trade with potential organic goods and
- are organic certified by the Ministry of Environment and Food.
The statistics do not cover foreign trade in organic goods at the smallest companies, cf. the threshold values for Foreign trade in goods.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of these statistics is to give information on the magnitude and composition of the turnover of organic foods in external trade. The survey was conducted the first time for the year 2003 with the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.