Italy: Fruit and vegetable exports grow in the first quarter of 2024

Published 2024년 6월 12일

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In the first quarter of 2024, Italian exports of fresh fruit and vegetables grew by 2.5% in value and 1.6% in volume compared to the previous year, despite a significant rise in imports leading to a trade deficit. Citrus fruits performed well, while fresh fruit volumes dropped due to issues with pears and kiwis. Tubers, vegetables, and legumes saw volume growth but a slight value decline. Dried fruit exports continued to fall, whereas tropical fruit exports surged. Apples maintained their value despite lower volumes, and kiwis increased in value despite production challenges. Pear exports suffered due to adverse conditions. The focus on new, consistently high-quality varieties is essential for future export growth, though international tensions and the Egyptian currency crisis present challenges.

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The positive wave for Italian exports of fresh fruit and vegetables continues: in the first quarter of 2024 they grow both in value (+2.5%) and in volume (+1.6%) compared to the same period of the previous year, based on Istat data reprocessed by Fruitimprese. However, there are some unclear aspects: imports are growing in double figures (+11.1% in quantity and +12.7% in value) with bananas (+15.3% in quantity and +12.9% in value) and pineapple (+16.8% in volume and +22.7% in value) dominates. Consequently, the trade balance sees imports prevail by 96,146 tons over exports and records a balance in value that goes from +354,434 to +245,969 million euros, down by 30.6%. Citrus fruits performed excellently, growing by 14.5% in volume and 8.5% in value; Fresh fruit suffers which, while maintaining a positive trend in value (+3.5% over 2023), loses 11.9% in volume, thanks to the pear crisis and the production problems of kiwis. Exports of tubers, vegetables and legumes grew by 9.9% ...

Source: Fresh Point Magazine