Italy: Fruit and vegetables, in the first four months of 2023 exports recovering compared to 2022

The analysis by fruitimprese relating to the first quarter of 2023. The apples are holding up, the kiwis are down. Trade balance still negative but with signs of improvement The Istat data for the first four months of 2023 processed by Fruitimprese show a recovery in fruit and vegetable exports compared to the same period of 2022 with +2.6% in volume and +6.3% in value. The trade balance is also improving which, although still in negative territory in terms of quantity (imports exceed exports by 97,214 tons, about half of last year's negative balance), sees the positive balance increase in value with a +64 .4%. This was communicated by the association that represents companies producing, processing and marketing fruit and vegetables chaired by Marco Salvi. So exports are doing well but not very well, with their growth rate slowing down compared to the first three months of the year when the figure was +6.5% in volume and +10.7% in value. In the first quarter of 2023, fruit and ...