Overview:

Organic Food: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Organic Food industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global organic food market grew by 12.4% in 2010 to reach a value of $59,341.2 million.

In 2015, the global organic food market is forecast to have a value of $88,069.3 million, an increase of 48.4% since 2010.

Fruit & Vegetables is the largest segment of the global organic food market, accounting for 30.9% of the market's total value.

Americas accounts for 54.2% of the global organic food market value.

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Market Definition

Organic food is produce that has been independently certified to have been grown free of chemicals. Market values are taken at retail selling price (RSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using 2009 constant annual average exchange rates.

ABOUT DATAMONITOR 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
INTRODUCTION 17
What is this report about? 17
Who is the target reader? 17
How to use this report 17
Definitions 17
GLOBAL ORGANIC FOOD 18
Market overview 18
Market value 19
Market segmentation I 20
Market segmentation II 21
Five forces analysis 22
Market Forecasts 29
ORGANIC FOOD IN ASIA-PACIFIC 31
Market overview 31
Market value 32
Market segmentation I 33
Market segmentation II 34
Five forces analysis 35
Market Forecasts 43
ORGANIC FOOD IN EUROPE 45
Market overview 45
Market value 46
Market segmentation I 47
Market segmentation II 48
Five forces analysis 49
Market Forecasts 55
ORGANIC FOOD IN FRANCE 57
Market overview 57
Market value 58
Market segmentation I 59
Market segmentation II 60
Five forces analysis 61
Market Forecasts 67
Macroeconomic indicators 69
ORGANIC FOOD IN GERMANY 71
Market overview 71
Market value 72
Market segmentation I 73
Market segmentation II 74
Five forces analysis 75
Market Forecasts 81
Macroeconomic indicators 83
ORGANIC FOOD IN JAPAN 85
Market overview 85
Market value 86
Market segmentation I 87
Market segmentation II 88
Five forces analysis 89
Market Forecasts 97
Macroeconomic indicators 99
ORGANIC FOOD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 101
Market overview 101
Market value 102
Market segmentation I 103
Market segmentation II 104
Five forces analysis 105
Market Forecasts 112
Macroeconomic indicators 114
ORGANIC FOOD IN THE UNITED STATES 116
Market overview 116
Market value 117
Market segmentation I 118
Market segmentation II 119
Five forces analysis 120
Market Forecasts 127
Macroeconomic indicators 129
COMPANY PROFILES 131
Carrefour S.A. 131
Tesco PLC 136
Wal-Mart 141
Whole Foods Market, Inc. 146
APPENDIX 150
Data Research Methodology 150

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 19
Table 2: Global organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 20
Table 3: Global organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 21
Table 4: Global organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 29
Table 5: Asia-Pacific organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 32
Table 6: Asia-Pacific organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 33
Table 7: Asia-Pacific organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 34
Table 8: Asia-Pacific organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 43
Table 9: Europe organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 46
Table 10: Europe organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 47
Table 11: Europe organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 48
Table 12: Europe organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 55
Table 13: France organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 58
Table 14: France organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 59
Table 15: France organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 60
Table 16: France organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 67
Table 17: France size of population (million), 2006–10 69
Table 18: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 69
Table 19: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 69
Table 20: France inflation, 2006–10 70
Table 21: France consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 70
Table 22: France exchange rate, 2006–10 70
Table 23: Germany organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 72
Table 24: Germany organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 73
Table 25: Germany organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 74
Table 26: Germany organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 81
Table 27: Germany size of population (million), 2006–10 83
Table 28: Germany gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 83
Table 29: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 83
Table 30: Germany inflation, 2006–10 84
Table 31: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 84
Table 32: Germany exchange rate, 2006–10 84
Table 33: Japan organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 86
Table 34: Japan organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 87
Table 35: Japan organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 88
Table 36: Japan organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 97
Table 37: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 99
Table 38: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 99
Table 39: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 99
Table 40: Japan inflation, 2006–10 100
Table 41: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 100
Table 42: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 100
Table 43: United Kingdom organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 102
Table 44: United Kingdom organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 103
Table 45: United Kingdom organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 104
Table 46: United Kingdom organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 112
Table 47: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2006–10 114
Table 48: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 114
Table 49: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 114
Table 50: United Kingdom inflation, 2006–10 115
Table 51: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 115
Table 52: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2006–10 115
Table 53: United States organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 117
Table 54: United States organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 118
Table 55: United States organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 119
Table 56: United States organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 127
Table 57: United States size of population (million), 2006–10 129
Table 58: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 129
Table 59: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 129
Table 60: United States inflation, 2006–10 130
Table 61: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 130
Table 62: United States exchange rate, 2006–10 130
Table 63: Carrefour S.A.: key facts 131
Table 64: Carrefour S.A.: key financials ($) 133
Table 65: Carrefour S.A.: key financials (€) 133
Table 66: Carrefour S.A.: key financial ratios 133
Table 67: Tesco PLC: key facts 136
Table 68: Tesco PLC: key financials ($) 137
Table 69: Tesco PLC: key financials (£) 138
Table 70: Tesco PLC: key financial ratios 138
Table 71: Wal-Mart: key facts 141
Table 72: Wal-Mart: key financials ($) 143
Table 73: Wal-Mart: key financial ratios 144
Table 74: Whole Foods Market, Inc.: key facts 146
Table 75: Whole Foods Market, Inc.: key financials ($) 147
Table 76: Whole Foods Market, Inc.: key financial ratios 148

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 19
Figure 2: Global organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 20
Figure 3: Global organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 21
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the global organic food market, 2010 22
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the global organic food market, 2010 23
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the global organic food market, 2010 24
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global organic food market, 2010 26
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global organic food market, 2010 27
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global organic food market, 2010 28
Figure 10: Global organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 30
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 32
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 33
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 34
Figure 14: Forces driving competition in the organic food market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 35
Figure 15: Drivers of buyer power in the organic food market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 36
Figure 16: Drivers of supplier power in the organic food market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 37
Figure 17: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the organic food market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 39
Figure 18: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the organic food market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 41
Figure 19: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the organic food market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 42
Figure 20: Asia-Pacific organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 44
Figure 21: Europe organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 46
Figure 22: Europe organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 47
Figure 23: Europe organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 48
Figure 24: Forces driving competition in the organic food market in Europe, 2010 49
Figure 25: Drivers of buyer power in the organic food market in Europe, 2010 50
Figure 26: Drivers of supplier power in the organic food market in Europe, 2010 51
Figure 27: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the organic food market in Europe, 2010 52
Figure 28: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the organic food market in Europe, 2010 53
Figure 29: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the organic food market in Europe, 2010 54
Figure 30: Europe organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 56
Figure 31: France organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 58
Figure 32: France organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 59
Figure 33: France organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 60
Figure 34: Forces driving competition in the organic food market in France, 2010 61
Figure 35: Drivers of buyer power in the organic food market in France, 2010 62
Figure 36: Drivers of supplier power in the organic food market in France, 2010 63
Figure 37: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the organic food market in France, 2010 64
Figure 38: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the organic food market in France, 2010 65
Figure 39: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the organic food market in France, 2010 66
Figure 40: France organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 68
Figure 41: Germany organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 72
Figure 42: Germany organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 73
Figure 43: Germany organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 74
Figure 44: Forces driving competition in the organic food market in Germany, 2010 75
Figure 45: Drivers of buyer power in the organic food market in Germany, 2010 76
Figure 46: Drivers of supplier power in the organic food market in Germany, 2010 77
Figure 47: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the organic food market in Germany, 2010 78
Figure 48: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the organic food market in Germany, 2010 79
Figure 49: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the organic food market in Germany, 2010 80
Figure 50: Germany organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 82
Figure 51: Japan organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 86
Figure 52: Japan organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 87
Figure 53: Japan organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 88
Figure 54: Forces driving competition in the organic food market in Japan, 2010 89
Figure 55: Drivers of buyer power in the organic food market in Japan, 2010 90
Figure 56: Drivers of supplier power in the organic food market in Japan, 2010 91
Figure 57: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the organic food market in Japan, 2010 93
Figure 58: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the organic food market in Japan, 2010 95
Figure 59: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the organic food market in Japan, 2010 96
Figure 60: Japan organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 98
Figure 61: United Kingdom organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 102
Figure 62: United Kingdom organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 103
Figure 63: United Kingdom organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 104
Figure 64: Forces driving competition in the organic food market in the United Kingdom, 2010 105
Figure 65: Drivers of buyer power in the organic food market in the United Kingdom, 2010 106
Figure 66: Drivers of supplier power in the organic food market in the United Kingdom, 2010 107
Figure 67: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the organic food market in the United Kingdom, 2010 108
Figure 68: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the organic food market in the United Kingdom, 2010 110
Figure 69: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the organic food market in the United Kingdom, 2010 111
Figure 70: United Kingdom organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 113
Figure 71: United States organic food market value: $ million, 2006–10 117
Figure 72: United States organic food Market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 118
Figure 73: United States organic food Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 119
Figure 74: Forces driving competition in the organic food market in the United States, 2010 120
Figure 75: Drivers of buyer power in the organic food market in the United States, 2010 121
Figure 76: Drivers of supplier power in the organic food market in the United States, 2010 122
Figure 77: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the organic food market in the United States, 2010 124
Figure 78: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the organic food market in the United States, 2010 125
Figure 79: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the organic food market in the United States, 2010 126
Figure 80: United States organic food market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 128
Figure 81: Carrefour S.A.: revenues & profitability 134
Figure 82: Carrefour S.A.: assets & liabilities 135
Figure 83: Tesco PLC: revenues & profitability 139
Figure 84: Tesco PLC: assets & liabilities 140
Figure 85: Wal-Mart: revenues & profitability 144
Figure 86: Wal-Mart: assets & liabilities 145
Figure 87: Whole Foods Market, Inc.: revenues & profitability 148
Figure 88: Whole Foods Market, Inc.: assets & liabilities 149