The EU Commission has published the 2017 data on the fresh produce sector. Italy was confirmed as the first beneficiary country of community funds with €257.4 million out of €995.5 million in total, followed by Spain (€237.2 million) and France (€112 million). In 2017, the cost of financing the operational programmes of POs was €822 million.
Italy occupied the second place as beneficiary country in the Fruit at school programme with €23.2 million (19.7% of the total) after Germany with €25.5 million (21.7%) and followed by Poland with €16.9 million (14.4%).
In 2017, Italy saw a growth of 2.5% in exports (€5.1 million) compared to 2016, however it still remains far behind the €14.3 million of Spain.
In 2017, Italy saw a growth of 2.5% in exports (€5.1 million) compared to 2016, however it still remains far behind the €14.3 million of Spain.