Organic Agriculture Industry--Vision Australia 2005

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

2. Organic Food and Agricultural Market - Key Developments and Research Brief

3. Australian Organic Sales and Production - Assessment and Review

• 3.1 Level of Farm-gate Prices and Price Premiums
• 3.2 Farm-gate Organic Milk Pricing
• 3.3 Value of Production in Recent and Future Years
• 3.4 Total Farm-gate Receipts from Sale of Organic Production, by State
• 3.5 Organic Farmers Lifestyles and Employment Standards
  • 3.5.1 Segmentation by Gender
  • 3.5.2 Education Level
• 3.6 Commodity Level Analysis of Products Sales and Receipts

4. Organic Food Supply Chain and Marketing

• 4.1 Survey of Organic Farmers in Collaboration to Supply-Chain Management
  • 4.1.1 Beef
  • 4.1.2 Sheep and Goat Suppliers
  • 4.1.3 Pig, Pork and Ham
  • 4.1.4 Poultry Products
  • 4.1.5 Milk and Milk Products
  • 4.1.6 Cereals
  • 4.1.7 Vegetables
  • 4.1.8 Fruits and Nuts Production
• 4.2 Future Plans

5. Beyond the Farm Gate: Perspectives of Processors, Wholesalers and Distributors

• 5.1 Demand for Organic Food Processing Units
• 5.2 Supply Chain Snapshots - Role of Processors, Wholesalers and Distributors
• 5.3 Organics - A Demand Driven Sector!
• 5.4 Market Momentum - Effect of Costs, Prices and Premium Offers in relation to Economy
• 5.5 Marketing Activities and Consumer Preferences to Organic Food and Farming
• 5.6 Outlook

6. Consumer Trends and Profiles

• 6.1 Australian Organic Food Market - Buying Capacity
• 6.2 Demographic Profile of Organic Consumers
• 6.3 Attitudinal Profile of Food Consumption by Organic Consumers
• 6.4 Factors influencing increasing rates of Organic Food Consumption
• 6.5 Willingness to Pay for Certified Organic Food Products
• 6.6 Outlook

7. Organic Food Exports and Import Indicators

• 7.1 Exports
  • 7.1.1 Product Certification
  • 7.1.2 Total Certified Organic Food Exports, (1999-2003)
  • 7.1.3 Percentage of Total Export Volume by Destination, 2003
  • 7.1.4 Export Market Development
• 7.2 Imports
  • 7.2.1 Processed Food
  • 7.2.2 Other Imports
• 7.3 Future Outlook

8. Organic Food in Overseas Market

• 8.1 China
• 8.2 Germany
• 8.3 Hong Kong
• 8.4 India, Sri Lanka and South-east Asia
• 8.5 Indonesia
• 8.6 Japan
• 8.7 Malaysia
• 8.8 Philippines
• 8.9 Singapore
• 8.10 South Korea
• 8.11 Taiwan
• 8.12 Thailand
• 8.13 Vietnam
• 8.14 United Kingdom
• 8.15 United States

9. Organic Industry - Legislative Framework and Regulations

• 9.1 Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
• 9.2 National Standard for Organic and Biodynamic Produce
• 9.3 Other Standards and Regulations
  • 9.3.1 Codex Alimentarius
  • 9.3.2 International Standard 65 and European Standard 45011
• 9.4 Domestic Regulations
  • 9.4.1 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
  • 9.4.2 Australian/New Zealand Food Standards Code, Imported Food Control Act 1982
• 10. Government Initiatives and Assistance

List of Figures:

• Figure 2-1: Distribution of Certified Organic Farms by State, 2003
• Figure 2-2: Proportions of Certified Organic Farms producing different Products, 2004
• Figure 2-3: Co-operative or Collaborative arrangements among Organic Farmers
• Figure 3-1: Total Farm-gate receipts from Sale of Organic Production (by State)
• Figure 3-2: Organic Farmers (by Gender)
• Figure 3-3: Number of Organic Farmers (by Qualification)
• Figure 4-1: Organic Beef Product Sold through Supply Channels
• Figure 4-2: Organic Sheep and Goat Product Sold through Supply Channels
• Figure 4-3: Organic Pork Product Sold through Supply Channels
• Figure 4-4: Organic Poultry Product Sold through Supply Channels
• Figure 4-5: Organic Milk and Milk Products Sold through Supply Channels
• Figure 4-6: Organic Cereal Product Sold through Supply Channels
• Figure 4-7: Organic Vegetable Product Sold through Supply Channels
• Figure 4-8: Organic Fruit Product Sold through Supply Channels
• Figure 6-1: Primary Places of Purchase for Certified Organic Food
• Figure 6-2: Organic Food Consumption (by Education)
• Figure 6-3: Organic Food Consumption (by Income)
• Figure 6-4: Motivating Factors behind Food Choice of Organic & Non-Organic Consumers
• Figure 6-5: Attitudes to Food-Related Issues
• Figure 6-6: Simplified path model for increasing consumption of Organic Foods among those who had consumed at least some Organic Food over preceding 12 months

List of Tables:

• Table 2-1: Farm-gate Sales Volumes from Certified Organic Farms in Australia, 2004
• Table 3-1: Description of Supply Chain Businesses
• Table 3-2: Quantities of Organic Product Sold as Organic or Conventional (by Product Category and State), 2004
• Table 3-3: Weighted average Price Premiums for Organic Products (by State)
• Table 3-4: Average Price Premiums for Sales Channels (by State)
• Table 3-5: Average Price for Organic Milk (by State)
• Table 3-6: Proportion of Organic Industries where Farm Business is Main Occupation, (by State)
• Table 3-7: Mean Age of Organic Farmers (by State)
• Table 3-8: Educational level achieved by Organic Farmers
• Table 3-9: Sum of receipts from Sale of Certified Organic Products as Organic (by Product Category), 2004
• Table 4-1: Relationship with Beef Supply Chain Partners
• Table 4-2: Relationship with Sheep and Goat Supply Chain Partners
• Table 4-3: Relationship with Pig and Pork Supply Chain Partners
• Table 4-4: Relationship with Poultry Supply Chain Partners
• Table 4-5: Relationship with Milk Supply Chain Partners
• Table 4-6: Relationship with Cereal Supply Chain Partners
• Table 4-7: Relationship with Vegetable Supply Chain Partners
• Table 4-8: Relationship with Fruit and Nut Supply Chain Partners
• Table 6-1: Implicit Prices for Organic Food Attributes
• Table 7-1: Product Groups included in ANZSPC Codes
• Table 7-2: Total Certified Organic Exports (1999-2003)
• Table 7-3: Certified Organic Exports by Product Group (standardized net mass, kg or l), 1999-2003
• Table 7-4: Percentage of Total Export Volume by Destination, 2003