Monday, September 9, 2013
Germany, which has one of the oldest populations in the world and continues to age, has the largest market for organic products in Europe, and spent $8.5 billion on organic products in 2011. Despite being Europe’s largest producer of organic products, the country’s organic imports include 90 percent of its organic peppers, 80 percent of its organic tomatoes, and 40 percent of its organic carrots, its best-selling organic vegetable.