The export of Italian agri-food districts continues to grow, and wine districts, even if in a very slight decline, continue to play the role of the lion. “Monitor of Italian agri-food districts”, edited by the Research Department of Intesa Sanpaolo, stated that on 2024, June, 3, underlining the growth in foreign markets of agri-food districts, “which after having closed the first trimester 2024 with a trend increase of 6.6%, they follow the same rhythm in the second trimester, with progress of 6.4% compared to the same period 2023.

The first six months of the year allow to reach over 14 billion euros of exports at current prices, 6.5% more (i.e. 857 million) compared to the first half of 2023”. The evolution, as the research underlines, is in line with that of the Italian agri-food total (+7.4%), of which the districts represent 44% in terms of exported values. The dynamic is more lively compared to other Italian manufacturing districts, which remain stable in the second trimester of the year (+0.4%).