Between January and September, Italian companies exported 2.89 million tons of products (+6.2%) for a total value of €3.2 billion. (+12.4%).
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Vegetable and citrus fruit exports decreased (-1.7 and -4.4% respectively), while quantities increased for fresh fruit (11%) and dried fruit (0.3%). In economic terms, all segments did well - vegetables 13.5%, citrus fruit 6.5%, fresh fruit 12.3% and dried fruit 18.7%.
For what concerns imports, Italy bought 2.58 million tons of produce (+6.9%) for a total value of €2.75 billion (+22.4%).
Volumes increased for fresh fruit (+9.1%), citrus fruit (+39.4%) and vegetables (+4.8%), while dried fruit and tropical fruit did not do so well (-5.4 and -2.3% respectively). For what concerns the value, the sign was positive for all segments, especially for citrus fruit (+42.4%), dried fruit (+37.4%) and fresh fruit (+17.5%).