Inventory

“Production of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants”

in the existing and incoming memberstates of the European Union

Updated edition

Introduction

Since May 2002 European Herb Growers Association (Europam) collects from time to time through its country representative members data on the production of herbs in the European Union (EU). A fresh update of the first edition of 2002 is now available since the end of 2005.

It is interesting to know that EHGA-Europam is actually representing a total number of at least 21.000 growers/collectors, who cover a minimum area of some 100.000 hectares of which at least 4.700 hectares are organically cultivated.

Concerning the different countries, represented through EHGA and those that are in the procedure to join EHGA, their total production data are according to the latest information received (total acreage/organic part thereof – grown in):

Austria 24.300/1094

Bulgaria 1101/5 6.200 tons wild crafted production

Denmark 9/24

Finland 10.570

France 35.500

Germany 10.350/925

Greece 3.300/1.720

Hungary 1.325

Italy 1.713/783

Netherlands 2.884/116

Slovakia 623/70

Sweden 0/4

Switzerland 211 tons total production

United Kingdom 9.600/4

Elburg, March 1^st 2006

Specification 2002:

EHGA Production of Herbs in EU 2001-TOTAL 06-2003.zip

Specification 2004:

EHGA Production of Herbs in EU -TOTAL 2004.xls