Fruit and vegetables in Italy, exports in red in the first quarter of 2022
Fruits
Vegetables
Italy
Published Jul 26, 2022
Tridge summary
Especially bad fresh fruit and citrus fruits, the export of tropical fruits is growing a lot After a record 2021 for Italian exports of fruit and vegetables with a value of more than 5.2 billion euros (+ 8.3% on the previous year) and a trade balance of 1.076 billion euros (+ 62.1% on 2020 and three times that recorded in 2019, the last pre-covid year), the numbers of 2022 continue to mark a clear turnaround and to send negative signals.
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Especially bad fresh fruit and citrus fruits, the export of tropical fruits is growing a lot After a record 2021 for Italian exports of fruit and vegetables with a value higher than 5.2 billion euros (+ 8.3% on the previous year) and a trade balance of 1.076 billion euros (+ 62.1% on 2020 and three times that recorded in 2019, the last pre-covid year ), the numbers of 2022 continue to mark a clear trend reversal and to send out negative signals. The first four months of 2022 confirm the negative trend of the first quarter. This is said by Fruitimprese, an association that brings together Italian fruit and vegetable companies. Shipments down 8.1% in volume and 3% in value Exports are in sharp decline: -3% in value and -8.1% in quantity compared to the first quarter of 2021. Negative signs for all sectors with particular reference to fresh fruit (-6.8%) and with citrus fruits (-5.9%). Positive sign only for legumes-vegetables (+ 5.9%) and tropical fruit (+ 27.5%). On the other hand, ...
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