Andalusia, Spain's agri-food grows 7.3% in the first seven months of the year

Published 2021년 9월 21일

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Andalusia's agri-food exports reached a record high of 7,756 million euros in the first seven months of 2021, a 7.3% increase from the previous year. The region leads in food and beverage exports in Spain, contributing over 22.6% of the total. There was a notable increase in the number of exporting companies, by 19.8% year-on-year. The growth is driven by the sales of eight out of the top ten exported products, with fish, shellfish, and other fats and oils showing the highest growth. Germany remains the top destination for these exports, followed by France and Italy. The United States is the first non-EU destination, showing a 5.6% growth.

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Andalusia's agri-food exports reached 7,756 million euros in the first seven months of 2021, its best historical record for a January-July period since comparable data exist (1995), thanks to an interannual growth of 7.3%. It is a strategic sector, which has contributed more than 5,000 million euros of positive balance abroad to the regional economy in 2021. This significant increase is due to the notable activity of Andalusian agribusiness, which is strengthened by growing not only in its sales, but also with a strong increase in exporting companies, of 19.8% year-on-year, reaching 3,522, according to data from Extenda-Andalusia Exportation and Foreign Investment. With all this, Andalusia strengthens its leadership in food and beverage exports from Spain, with about one in four euros (22.6%) of total national sales (34,325 million), ahead of Catalonia (21, 2%) and the Valencian Community (13.3%). By products, in these seven months of the year a new growth of olive oil exports in ...

Source: Agrodiario Huelva