The data show that the organic sector is returning to growth, both in value and volume, with positive momentum across all retail channels and particularly strong performance in fruit and vegetables.
Organic sales return to growth in supermarkets
In 2025, the French organic consumer market reached €12.6 billion, up 3.6% compared with 2024. The market also grew in volume, with a 2% increase, compared with 0.3% for the overall food market.
The share of imports in organic product sales fell by 0.5 percentage points to 28.3%, its lowest level since 2017.
Sales of organic products increased in value across all retail channels. Specialised organic stores recorded record growth of 8.5%, accounting for two-thirds of overall market growth. Direct sales rose by 3.8%, supported by almost 28,500 producers now selling through short supply chains, equivalent to 47% of French organic farms.
Organic sales through artisan retailers increased by 1.4%, while supermarkets returned to growth in value for the first time since 2021, with a 1.2% increase. For Agence BIO, this suggests that a renewed dynamic in this channel is possible.
The out-of-home catering sector also showed positive results, with a notable 17% rise in fresh organic fruit and vegetables in institutional catering.
“Consumer confidence is there, demonstrating their interest in organic products and their understanding of the benefits of organic farming for both the environment and health. While direct sales and specialist stores have certainly taken the lead in promoting this virtuous production method, the supermarket sector still has a major role to play,” said Bruno Martel, president of Agence BIO.
Fruit and vegetables continue to drive growth
The recovery in organic consumption is visible across 10 product categories, with fruit, vegetables, eggs and dairy products among the main drivers.
Fruit and vegetables, already a key source of growth in 2024, continued to expand in 2025, with a 7.3% increase in value, of which 4.8% was due to volume growth alone. Sales rose across all retail channels.
Fruit performed particularly well, with growth of 7.8%, compared with 2.7% in 2024. Other categories also showed positive momentum, including eggs, bakery products, pastries, meat and dairy products. After several difficult years, the meat sector also returned to growth.
Fresh vegetables see renewed conversion momentum
On the production side, 2025 marked the first decline in the number of farms committed to organic farming, with a 1.3% decrease, bringing the total to 61,159 farms. However, Agence BIO noted that the organic sector lost fewer farms than French agriculture as a whole, which declined by 3.6%.
As a result, 17.3% of French farms were managed organically in 2025, compared with 16.8% in 2024.
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Despite a slight decline for the third consecutive year, with organic farmland down 1.1%, or 30,737 hectares, the total area under organic farming reached 2.69 million hectares. This represents 10% of France’s agricultural land, a level that has remained broadly stable since 2021.
Agence BIO also highlighted encouraging signs in certain sectors, where agricultural land in the first year of conversion is expected to increase again. This is the case for field crops, up 24%, and fresh vegetables, up 44%.
“With the upstream sector still hesitant to commit, the upturn in consumption presents a historic opportunity and confirms the credibility of our sector. The challenge now is to translate this consumer demand into concrete collective action, to provide security for our current producers, build confidence and encourage new entrants and conversions. This is an essential prerequisite to guarantee our food sovereignty,” said Bruno Martel.
