Australian Organic Agriculture - Industry Analysis

Table of Contents

1. Analyst View

2. Research Overview

3. Global Agricultural & Organic Farming

4. Australian Organic Industry - Assessment & Review

• 4.1 Organic Food Industry
• 4.2 Level of Farm-gate Prices & Price Premiums
• 4.3 Organic Market by Product
  • 4.3.1 Beef
  • 4.3.2 Sheep & Goat Suppliers
  • 4.3.3 Pig, Pork & Ham
  • 4.3.4 Dairy Products
  • 4.3.5 Vegetables
• 4.4 Organic Farmers' Lifestyles & Employment
  • 4.4.1 Segmentation by Age & Gender
  • 4.4.2 Education Level

5. Beyond the Farm Gate

• 5.1 Organic Food Processing Units
• 5.2 Supply Chain
• 5.3 Effect of Cost, Price & Premium Offers in relation to Economy

6. Consumer Trends & Profiles

• 6.1 Purchase Pattern
• 6.2 Income
• 6.3 Attitudinal Profile
• 6.4 Consumer Outlook

7. Industry Analysis

• 7.1 Exports
  • 7.1.1 Product Certification
  • 7.1.2 Total Food Exports
  • 7.1.3 Total Certified Organic Food Exports
  • 7.1.4 Percentage of Total Export Volume by Country
• 7.2 Imports
  • 7.2.1 Total Food Imports
  • 7.2.2 Processed Food
  • 7.2.3 Other Imports
• 7.3 Drivers
  • 7.3.1 Efficient & Well-linked Supply Chains
  • 7.3.2 Increasing Number of Front-end Players
  • 7.3.3 Organic Foods as Healthy Option
  • 7.3.4 Environmental Awareness, Social & Animal Welfare (Ethical)
• 7.4 Opportunities
  • 7.4.1 Growing Niche Market
  • 7.4.2 Export
  • 7.4.3 Consumer Demand
  • 7.4.4 Industrial Food Processing Machines
• 7.5 Challenges
  • 7.5.1 Growing Input Cost
  • 7.5.2 Communication Challenge
  • 7.5.3 Labor Supply
  • 7.5.4 Risk Management
  • 7.5.5 Demand-Supply Mismatch
• 7.6 Future Outlook - 2010
• 7.7 SWOT Analysis
  • 7.7.1 Strengths
  • 7.7.2 Weaknesses
  • 7.7.3 Opportunities
  • 7.7.4 Threats

8. Organic Industry - Legislative Framework & Regulations

• 8.1 Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service
  • 8.1.1 Accreditation
• 8.2 Legislation
• 8.3 AQIS Regulatory Mark
• 8.4 Other Standards & Regulations
  • 8.4.1 Codex Alimentarius
  • 8.4.2 Domestic Regulation
  • 8.4.3 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
  • 8.4.4 Imports
  • 8.4.5 International Standard 65 & European Standard 45011

9. Government Initiatives & Assistance

List of Figures:

• Figure 3-1: Global - Arable Land by Region (%), 2006
• Figure 3-2: Global - Permanent Crops by Region (%), 2006
• Figure 3-3: Global - Certified Area for Organic Agriculture (%), 2006
• Figure 3-4: Global - Land under Organic Agriculture (%), 2006
• Figure 3-5: Global - Land under Organic Agriculture (in Million Hectare), 2000-2006
• Figure 3-6: Global - Countries with Major Share of Organic Land (%), 2006
• Figure 3-7: Global - Land under Organic Agriculture by Country (in Million Hectare), 2006
• Figure 3-8: Global - Countries with Highest Increase in Organic Land (in Million Hectare), 2006
• Figure 3-9: Global - Organic Farms by Region (%), 2006
• Figure 3-10: Global - Share of Organic Land in Total Agricultural Area by Region (%), 2006
• Figure 4-1: Australia - Organic Food Market (in Million AUD), 2005 & 2006E
• Figure 4-2: Australia - Organic Land as Percentage of Global Organic Land, 2006
• Figure 4-3: Australia - Share of Certified Organic Farms in Oceania (%), 2006
• Figure 4-4: Australia - Certified Organic Farms by State (%), 2005
• Figure 4-5: Australia - Certified Organic Farms producing Different Products (%), 2005
• Figure 4-6: Australia - Co-operative Arrangements among Organic Farmers (%), 2005
• Figure 4-7: Australia - Organic Beef Farm-gate Value (in Million AUD), 2000-2005
• Figure 4-8: Australia - Exports & Production of Pig, Pork & Ham w.r.t. World (%), 2006
• Figure 4-9: Australia - Pork Consumption (%), 2006
• Figure 4-10: Australia - Processed Pork Products by Segment (%), 2006
• Figure 4-11: Australia - Pork Export (in Million AUD), June 2005 & June 2006
• Figure 4-12: Australia - Milk Production (in Million Litre), 2000-2006E
• Figure 4-13: Australia - Milk Production by State (%), 2005
• Figure 4-14: Australia - Dairy Product Exports (in Thousand Tons), 2004-2006
• Figure 4-15: Australia - Vegetable Exports as Compare to Other Major Crops (%), 2006
• Figure 4-16: Australia - Organic Farmers by Gender (%), 2005
• Figure 6-1: Australia - Primary Places for Purchase of Certified Organic Food (%), 2006
• Figure 6-2: Australia - Organic Food Consumption by Income (%), 2006
• Figure 6-3: Australia - Factors behind Choice of Organic & Non-Organic Food
• Figure 7-1: Australia - Organic Food Export by Country (%), 2006
• Figure 7-2: Australia - Number of Processors & Marketers (1990,1995, 2000 & 2005)
• Figure 7-3: Australia - Forecast for Organic Food Market (in Million AUD), 2007-2011
• Figure 7-4: Australia - Share in Global Organic Exports (%), 2010
• Figure 8-1: The Regulatory Model for Organic Produce

List of Tables:

• Table 3-1: Global - Organic Land by Crop Categories (in Hectare), 2006
• Table 3-2: Global - Organic Land by Crop Category & Region (in Hectare), 2006
• Table 4-1: Description of Supply Chain Businesses
• Table 4-2: Australia - Organic Product Sold as Organic or Conventional (by Product Category & State), 2004
• Table 4-3: Australia - Weighted Average Price Premiums for Organic Products by State (in AUD), 2004
• Table 4-4: Australia - Average Price Premiums for Sales Channels by State (%), 2004
• Table 4-5: Australia - Relationship with Sheep & Goat Supply Chain Partners, 2004
• Table 4-6: Australia - Dairy Export (in Million AUD), 2005-06 (Jul-Feb) & 2006-07 (Jul-Feb)
• Table 4-7: Australia - Export of Vegetables to Top Three Asian Markets (in Million AUD), June 2006
• Table 4-8: Australia - Organic Industries with Farm Business as Main Occupation (%), 2005
• Table 4-9: Australia - Mean Age of Organic Farmers (in Years), 2005
• Table 4-10: Australia - Educational Level of Organic Farmers, 2004
• Table 7-1: Australia - Product Groups included in ANZSPC Codes
• Table 7-2: Australia - Total Food Exports by Country (in Million AUD), 2000-01 to 2005-06
• Table 7-3: Australia - Total Certified Organic Exports (1999-2003)
• Table 7-4: Australia - Certified Organic Exports by Product Group (Standardized Net Mass, kg or Litre), 1999-2003
• Table 7-5: Australia - Total Export Volume by Country (%), 2003
• Table 7-6: Australia - Total Food Imports by Country (in Million AUD), 2000-01 to 2005-06
• Table 7-7: Australia - Risk Management Parameters for Organic Agriculture