BEIJING: The total number of organic product labels issued in China last year reached 2.12 billion, a marked growth from the previous year, according to the country’s top quality watchdog.
In 2019, some 809,800 tonnes of labeled organic products were sold, while the total trade reached 67.82 billion yuan (about 10.03 billion U.S. dollars), the State Administration for Market Regulation said in a report. From 2015 to 2019, the number of organic product certificates issued in China registered an average annual growth of 13.76 percent, the report showed.
The report noted that the most frequently purchased organic categories include vegetables, fruit, grain and dairy products. Meanwhile, e-commerce platforms, supermarkets and picking have become the main channels for consumers to buy organic products, the report said. – Agencies
