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Price difference organic and regular is getting smaller
Research by the WUR shows that the price difference between organic and non-organic products has become smaller over the years, Statistics Netherlands reports. The biggest price difference in 2019 between organic and non-organic products was in pork.
The gap between the organic and non-organic consumer prices has been narrowing since 2016, the CBS concluded on the basis of information from a study into consumer prices by WUR. The research looks at the prices of pork, sauerkraut, onions and milk, among other things. This is where the difference between organic and regular pork comes in at the forefront. The consumer pays on average 72% more for organic pork than for regularly produced meat.
Price differences
The biggest difference with pork is in the chops. On average, organic pork chops are 95% more expensive than regular pork chops. Bacon chips are the smallest, the organic variant cost more than 2019% more in 40. In second place are sauerkraut, onions and milk. Consumers paid on average 28,4% more for organic sauerkraut, 18,8% for organic onions and 15,2% for organic milk.
The difference is smallest with milk. In 2019, consumers paid €0,15 more for a liter pack of organic semi-skimmed milk. This gap is getting smaller, in 2016 it was still €0,23 more. In 2019, people paid €0,18 more for whole organic milk and €0,14 more for buttermilk.
Jorine Cosse
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