Italy exports approximately 60% of its tomatoes to the US every year

Published 2023년 1월 27일

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The 'Fresh Up Your Life' project, funded by the European Union and led by CSO Italy, has been showcased at the Winter Fancy Food show in Las Vegas. The initiative aims to capitalize on the lucrative US market for fresh European food, with a focus on tomatoes, a staple of Made in Italy products. Over the past two years, US imports of Italian tomatoes have seen a dramatic increase of 69%, valued at €12,376,000 in 2019 and €20,896,000 in 2021, underlining the growing demand for quality European produce in the US.

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Fresh Up Your Life is a project promoted by CSO Italy and financed by the European Union. It has returned to the US at the Winter Fancy Food show, which ended on January 17 in Las Vegas, and was attended by Conserve Italia. Today, the US is one of the main sales markets for fresh European food: the fruit and vegetable market is worth 5 billion dollars, and in terms of exports, Italy is showing extremely positive progress both in terms of value and quantity for tomatoes for processing. The tomato is one of Made in Italy's most distinctive and representative products around the world. Italy produces approximately 6 million tons of tomatoes per year, 60% of which are exported to the ...

Source: Hortidaily