After the excellent results achieved in 2021, exports of Italian agri-food districts continued to grow in the first half of 2022. Rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions do not seem to have affected export sales of Italian food&beverage products, which are increasingly appreciated abroad as synonymous with quality and food safety.

Overall, the 51 districts monitored by the Intesa Sanpaolo bank’s Agribusiness Department totaled nearly 12.5 billion in exports in the first half of 2022, which is 15 percent more than in 2021 and 32.1 percent more than the same period in 2019. This evolution reflects that of Italian food exports as a whole, which, after the record sales achieved in 2021 (more than 50 billion euros), grew further in the first half of 2022 (+18.9%).