In the Republic of North Macedonia in 2023, 888 producers were engaged in organic agricultural production.
The total area with crop organic production is 4 215 hectares of which 1 475 hectares are areas of organic production in conversion period.
With 51% (2 158 hectares), cereals still have the larges share of the agricultural area used for organic production.
The organic production of cereals decreased by 5.6% compared to 2022, for industrial crops the production decreased by 17.0%, at fodder crops the production decreased by 8.4%, the production of vegetables decreased by 42.8%, the organic production of fruits increased by 16.4% and the production of organic vineyards decreased by 4.6%.
The share of organic cattle is 7 528 and in the total number of cattle is 5.1%. The share of organic sheep in the total number of sheep is 20.5% and organic goats are participating with 5.8% in the total number of goats.
The production of organic honey in 2023 increased by 53.9% compared with 2022 and the number of beehives in the same period increased by 16.5%.
