Italy is the world’s second-largest producer of hazelnuts, after Turkey, and the first in Europe. To meet the demand for healthy products, from 2018 the area dedicated to hazelnut groves has increased by about 5 thousand hectares, thus allowing a steady increase in production.

The Nocciola del Piemonte PGI (Pgi Piedmont Hazelnut) has been on the upswing. This is confirmed by the Intesa Sanpaolo bank Department of Agribusiness, which has placed this product among the top 10 PDO and PGI foods in 2020. In fact, it has generated 10 million euros more exports than in 2019 (+36%). The favored markets are Germany, Poland, and Saudi Arabia.