The Organic Market Data in Italy and the possible networks Fabio Del Bravo Biofach, Nuremberg, February 13 th, 2013

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The current situation in Italy Data availability: The current Italian organic data collection allows a good market profile of our country by detailed statistics; The sources are mainly represented by Institutions (Mipaaf, Ismea) that collect the statistics on their behalf or by transmission of control bodies, regions, market research companies and other collectors. Kind of data: Structural data Market data Data shortages: There are still at the moment some shortages on data collection: Unavailability of production data (only surfaces); Unavailability of export statistics; Unavailability of specialised shops purchases; Unavailability of extra-domestic consumptions. Data availability: The current Italian organic data collection allows a good market profile of our country by detailed statistics; The sources are mainly represented by Institutions (Mipaaf, Ismea) that collect the statistics on their behalf or by transmission of control bodies, regions, market research companies and other collectors. Kind of data: Structural data Market data Data shortages: There are still at the moment some shortages on data collection: Unavailability of production data (only surfaces); Unavailability of export statistics; Unavailability of specialised shops purchases; Unavailability of extra-domestic consumptions.

Structural data The Italian Ministry of Agriculture (Mipaaf) by SINAB disseminate structural statistics (organic surfaces, number of organic operators, distribution by region and kind of production) about the organic sector; SINAB statistics are obtained by administrative data and they have to be sent (mandatory) to the European Commission; With an information project that has been going on, it’s possible to improve quality data and have more detailed statistics. The Italian Ministry of Agriculture (Mipaaf) by SINAB disseminate structural statistics (organic surfaces, number of organic operators, distribution by region and kind of production) about the organic sector; SINAB statistics are obtained by administrative data and they have to be sent (mandatory) to the European Commission; With an information project that has been going on, it’s possible to improve quality data and have more detailed statistics.

Evolution of surfaces and organic operators Source: SINAB

Market data ISMEA (Institute for Market Services on Agro-food Sector) is a public body established on 1987 to promote: improving market transparency and information, relationship between bank and insurance system, increasing the companies' competitiveness and reducing their risks, reducing production and market activities risks. ISMEA, among its market services, collects prices and consumption statistics also about organic sector. ISMEA (Institute for Market Services on Agro-food Sector) is a public body established on 1987 to promote: improving market transparency and information, relationship between bank and insurance system, increasing the companies' competitiveness and reducing their risks, reducing production and market activities risks. ISMEA, among its market services, collects prices and consumption statistics also about organic sector.

Price collection Farm gate prices (monthly collection since 2006 in the main organic sectors); Consumer prices Large-scale retail trade prices (from 2009, direct price collection in the main retail chains; main organic references purchased covered); Specialised shops prices (recent and monthly collection, main organic references purchased covered); Direct sales prices (monthly collection, from more than two years, main organic sectors covered). Farm gate prices (monthly collection since 2006 in the main organic sectors); Consumer prices Large-scale retail trade prices (from 2009, direct price collection in the main retail chains; main organic references purchased covered); Specialised shops prices (recent and monthly collection, main organic references purchased covered); Direct sales prices (monthly collection, from more than two years, main organic sectors covered).

Recent trends about farm gate and consumption prices Source: Ismea prices network Consumption prices trend for some Italian organic products Farm gate prices trend of some Italian organic products (euro/kg or euro/100 pieces) (in large-scale retail trade euro/kg, euro/liter or euro/package)

Domestic consumptions collection Ismea monthly monitors the Household food consumption of a families Panel; From more than ten years Ismea collects domestic consumptions of packed organic products in the main large-scale retail trade channels; About 150 organic products monitored; By this Panel it’s also possible to deduce for the organic products monitored many other consumptions indicators. Ismea monthly monitors the Household food consumption of a families Panel; From more than ten years Ismea collects domestic consumptions of packed organic products in the main large-scale retail trade channels; About 150 organic products monitored; By this Panel it’s also possible to deduce for the organic products monitored many other consumptions indicators.

Packed organic products domestic consumption trend and comparison with other quality sectors Source: Ismea, Families Panel (% change on previous year)

Recent trends about organic packed products in the main categories data cover about 87-90% of the total value of packed organic products

Import-export statistics SINAB collects only imports statistics of organic products from third countries, because they are the only that require an authorization; So in Italy there aren’t information about imports from EU countries or from “equivalent” Countries; There are not statistics about exports because the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) doesn’t distinguish between organic and non organic products and because control bodies are not available to give ministry data about export On exports exist only some qualitative and not continuative surveys. SINAB collects only imports statistics of organic products from third countries, because they are the only that require an authorization; So in Italy there aren’t information about imports from EU countries or from “equivalent” Countries; There are not statistics about exports because the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) doesn’t distinguish between organic and non organic products and because control bodies are not available to give ministry data about export On exports exist only some qualitative and not continuative surveys.

Where to find all of this information? Editorial products and data analysis: On or Ismea Monthly Newsletter on prices and consumptions; Ismea periodical Reports on domestic consumptions; On SINAB’s «Bio in cifre» On «BioReport» Editorial products and data analysis: On or Ismea Monthly Newsletter on prices and consumptions; Ismea periodical Reports on domestic consumptions; On SINAB’s «Bio in cifre» On «BioReport»

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ISMEA-SINAB network An important evolution in the Italian organic statistics is the creation of networks between the data collectors; SINAB and ISMEA, with the contribution of CIHEAM, for example, have been projecting to integrate there activities in a new SINAB web-site (managed with ISMEA contribution) all of the statistics (structural and market ones) about organic sector in Italy; Organisation of all of the statistics in a data- warehouse, a common computing platform; In this way it’s possible to get more efficacy from a data processing and crossing point of view. An important evolution in the Italian organic statistics is the creation of networks between the data collectors; SINAB and ISMEA, with the contribution of CIHEAM, for example, have been projecting to integrate there activities in a new SINAB web-site (managed with ISMEA contribution) all of the statistics (structural and market ones) about organic sector in Italy; Organisation of all of the statistics in a data- warehouse, a common computing platform; In this way it’s possible to get more efficacy from a data processing and crossing point of view.

The first achieved goal of the new SINAB network is this brand new publication:

Propositions and perspectives 1 Improvement of Italian statistics and collection (reinforcement and consolidation of price networks, collection of data also for specialised shops); Issue of a Quarterly Organic Sentiment Index based on two Panels (agricultural producers and transformers) managed by ISMEA; Active attendance at international networks that collect statistics about organic sectors; Connection with other European countries in order to have useful examples of networks; Improvement of Italian statistics and collection (reinforcement and consolidation of price networks, collection of data also for specialised shops); Issue of a Quarterly Organic Sentiment Index based on two Panels (agricultural producers and transformers) managed by ISMEA; Active attendance at international networks that collect statistics about organic sectors; Connection with other European countries in order to have useful examples of networks;

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