Overview
- In Saxony-Anhalt, organically farmed land fell by more than 8,800 hectares over two years to about 112,200 hectares in 2024, equal to 9.8% of farmland, with 2025 data not yet available.
- Organic farm numbers there declined to 944 from more than 1,000 in 2022, as the ministry emphasizes area as the key metric and notes that fewer farms can reflect closures or takeovers rather than reversion.
- Thuringia expanded organic acreage to roughly 64,400 hectares in 2024 from about 32,600 in 2015, yet its organic share stands at 8.3% versus the 11.5% national average.
- A ministry-commissioned analysis in Thuringia finds scarce mid-sized processing, storage and marketing capacity, pushing raw products out of the state and bringing finished goods back in; public kitchens could source roughly 20% of menus regionally without notable extra cost.
- Thuringian consumers spent about €188 million on organic food in 2024, up 15% year over year, while farm groups in Saxony-Anhalt cite weak organic grain prices and uncertain offtake as headwinds to expansion.