According to Istat data published by Assica, the association of Italian meat and cured meat industries, in the period January-September 2022 Italian cured meat exports reached 147,860 tons in volume and €1,455.4mn in value. The growth, compared to the same period in 2021, is thus +2.2 percent in volume and +8.6 percent in value.

“This is a positive result, considering all the difficulties on the international markets,” Assica says in an official statement. “However, sales are below expectations. In fact, exports in value terms for the sector were lower than the average for the Italian food industry (+20.3 percent)”.