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Facts and Figures

Here are a few facts and figures about the Austrian food industry, agriculture and agricultural exports.  

The Austrian Food and Agriculture Industry

Source: Association of the Austrian Food and Beverage Industry (2009)

Production Value

EUR 11.3 bn

Production plants:

972

Workforce:

56.686

Austrian Food Industry

Source: Association of the Austrian Food and Beverage Inudstry (2009)

Number of industry sectors

30

Annual production value

EUR 7.2 bn

Number of production plants

220


Dairy Industry

Source: Association of the Austrian Dairy Industry (2009)

Number of dairies

92

Number of employees

4.376

Turnover

EUR 1.98 bn

Exports

EUR 843.60 m


 

Meat Industry

Source: Association of the Austrian Food and Beverage Industry (2008)

Number of slaughter, proccessing and production plants

1,750

Number of empolyees

15,000

Production values

EUR 1.5 bn

Export

EUR 930 m


The 10 largest companies of the food and beverages industry in Austria by net turnover in EURO millions (2009)


Source: trend. Das österreichische Wirtschaftsmagazin. goldener trend 2010

1.

Rewe International AG

11.550

2.

Spar Österreich

11.230

3.

Hofer KG

3.300

4.

Markant Österreich GmbH (vormals:
ZEV Markant GmbH & Co KG)

2.900

5.

Metro Cash & Carry Austria GmbH

782

6.

Pfeiffer HandelsGmbH

670

7.

Lidl Austria GmbH

650

8.

Zielpunkt Warenhandel GmbH & Co KG

590

9.

MPreis WarenvertriebsGmbH

579

10.

Wedl & Hofmann GmbH

427,30


Total Agricultural Foreign Trade

Source: Trade Association of the Austrian Food and Beverage Inudstry (2009)

Exports  

EUR 7.15 bn  

Imports 

EUR 8.06 bn



Austrian Foreign Trade with Food Produce

Source: Trade Association of the Austrian Food and Beverage Inudstry (2009)

Year

Exports

Imports

Balance of Trade

2007

EUR 4.29 bn

EUR 3.69 bn

+ EUR 0.6 bn

2008

EUR 4.53 bn

EUR 3.97 bn

+ EUR 0.56 bn

2009

EUR 4.15 bn

EUR 3.75 bn

+ EUR 0.41 bn


Agriculture

Source: Statistik Austria (2007)

Number of agriculture and forestry operations

187,034 

Number of main holdings

70,097

Number of subsidiary holdings

104,814

Number of mountain farming operations

69,424

Gross Added Value Austrian agriculture at cost prices

EUR 2,87 bn

Agriculture and forestry workforce

495,804


Organic Agriculture

Source: Grüner Bericht (2009)

Proportion of total agricultural land used for organic produce.

16.3%

Number of organic farms and operations

ca. 20,000   

Turnover

EUR 900 m

Turnover share - retail

66%

Turnover share - organic stores

15%

Turnover share - direct marketing

7%

Turnover share - industrial kitchens

10%

Turnover share - export

7%


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