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ORGANIC SALES SLOW

The UK market for organic beers, wines and spirits is undergoing a period of consolidation, according to figures released by Taylor Nelson Sofres. The market for organic beers, wines and spirits was worth 20.4 million in the 52 weeks to July 2003, up 8% on the previous year's figure of 18.8 million. The organic beers, wines and spirits sector is out-performing the organic market as a whole, which rose 7% over the same period. Growth in organic beers, wines and spirits has slowed considerably on 2001-2002, when sales rose 41%. In volume terms, organic wine sales in the UK amount to around 600,000 cases, or just over 0.5% of a total wine market of around 118 million cases.

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