Exports of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables from Italy have exceeded 10 billion euros for the first time ever thanks to +8 percent sales growth in international markets. This is according to an analysis by the Italian farmers’ association, Coldiretti, based on Istat data for the first ten months of 2022. The report was released at the open...
READ MOREThe recovery of tourism after the pandemic has boosted the Italian food industry, which has become Italy's top single asset to the tune of a record 580 billion euros in the last year despite the energy crisis linked to the war in Ukraine, farmers' group Coldiretti said in a report out Friday. The report, titled 'Food and tourism, Italy Winning', w...
READ MOREOver a third of Italian people, 35%, have cut down on the amount of food they waste, farmers' association Coldiretti said on Thursday. It said high inflation rates and soaring gas bills are among the factors driving the change, which is good for the environment as it means natural resources are better used. Coldiretti will offer people advice on ho...
READ MOREIt is a wine result from the dream of a Procida winemaker, Biagio Lubrano Lavadera, belonging to a long generation of island farmers, who not only wanted to grow grapes, but also to produce and bottle his wine. But the only way has always been to contact a winery on the mainland, given the rules in force. The turning point came thanks to the oenolo...
READ MOREIf the current sales growth trend is maintained, Italian food exports will exceed 60 billion euros in 2022, reaching yet another all-time high. This is according to an analysis by the association of Italian farmers, Coldiretti, based on Istat data on foreign trade in the first eight months of 2022. Export sales are up +20 percent compared to the sa...
READ MOREAccording to the latest estimates by Coldiretti, the association of Italian farmers, total Italian food and beverage exports are expected to be 60 billion euros by the end of 2022. The analysis is based on Istat’s foreign trade data for the first seven months of 2022, which show +19.5 percent average growth despite the war unleashed by Russia in Uk...
READ MOREItalian olive oil exports increased by +23 percent in value in the first half of 2022, despite climate change negatively affecting production and international tensions related to the war in Ukraine. These data emerge from the latest report by the Italian farmers’ association, Coldiretti, on the national olive-growing heritage and consumption in It...
READ MOREThe samples of Italian extra virgin olive oil have reached the International Space Station, thanks to a project included in the framework of the agreement between the Italian Space Agency and CREA, in collaboration with Coldiretti and Unaprol-Consorzio Olivicolo Italiano. As part of its role as National Agency, ASI promoted the project and, in the...
READ MOREExport sales of Apulian extra virgin olive oils are soaring, with a jump of +51% in the first six months of 2022 (compared to the same period last year), even though drought and production costs, have risen by more than +20% due to speculation and the conflict in Ukraine, are jeopardizing the viability of producers. This is according to an analysis...
READ MOREBuoyed by falling euro quotations against the dollar, with a +19 percent jump Italian food exports achieve yet another historic record. More than a third of the value of the Italian F&B system is realized outside the borders of the European Union. This is according to an analysis by the Italian farmers’ association Coldiretti on the effects of the...
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