Current trends in the world export and import of organic products

Issue № 8, 2020, article № 1, pages 3-16

Section: International relations and world agricultural experience

Language: Russian

Original language title: СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ТЕНДЕНЦИИ МИРОВОГО ЭКСПОРТА И ИМПОРТА ОРГАНИЧЕСКОЙ ПРОДУКЦИИ

Keywords: ORGANIC MARKET, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, ORGANIC EXPORT, ORGANIC IMPORT, AGRICULTURAL EXPORT, ORGANIC CONSUMPTION, REGULATORY SUPPORT, BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, EQUIVALENCE OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS, DOMESTIC ORGANIC MARKET

Abstract: The article covers the most important factor of the global organic market development - international trade of organic products. World organic trade is mainly sourced by organic agriculture, but supplies of wild collection and organic aquaculture also play a certain role. Organic export is very dynamic and grows faster being compared to the domestic consumption of organic products. The main reasons for this are the wide spreading of the environmental mentality and popularization of healthy food in an increasing number of countries, the growing sustainable demand on various types of organic products (caused, among other things, by income growings in developing countries) as well as the increase in the number of bilateral agreements on the equivalence of organic products. In 2018 the export of organic products was carried out by 126 countries. The volume of the world organic export from countries and dependent territories reporting the related information totaled 17, 8 billion dollars (15,1 billion euros). For a number of developing countries, the organic export is an important support for the national economy. The article analyzes the dynamics and geographical structure of organic exports, identifies the largest exporters and importers of organic products, as well as countries where organic export has a noticeable share in total agricultural export. Examples of institutional and regulatory support for the organic export and regulation of organic import are given. We also consider the indicators of the organic export development in Russia and formulate general proposals for the optimization in this area.

Authors: Paptsov Andrei Gennadevich, Sokolova ZHanna Evgenevna