AHDB reports: ‘The organic market sees a dip in performance in 2022’
Although the concluding paragraph below is encouraging & OLMC MD Clive Hill says, “OLMC still strives to develop the red meat market and get the best returns for it’s members” (click on the link below to read the full article)
Retail sales of organic meat and dairy remain higher than pre-pandemic. Defra data suggests some farmers are looking to capitalise on this, with a 3.6% increase land farmed organically between 2020 and 2021, mainly driven by a 34% rise in the area of in-conversion land contributing to this. With Defra set to announce the organic part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive in 2025 for England, further recognition for the ecosystem services organic provides is forthcoming.