Nuremberg (dpa / lby) – Despite rising prices, organic food is still in demand. The Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft wants to present exact figures for the organic market at a press conference (10:00 a.m.) on Tuesday at the opening of the world’s largest organic food fair, Biofach.

Because of the corona pandemic, the Nuremberg trade fair has moved this and the parallel natural cosmetics fair Vivaness from February to July this year. Around 2,300 exhibitors from more than 90 countries will be presenting their new products there by Friday.

Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) will officially open the trade fair duo at noon (1 p.m.). The focal points this year are climate protection, alternative packaging and vegan and vegetarian products.