According to the latest data processed by FruitImprese, the period between January and August 2013 confirms the trend of the last few months as regards the import/export of fresh produce.
There is a 11.2% decrease in volumes exported and an increase in imports (+6.5%) with respect to the same period in 2012. The sign is positive in both cases for what concerns value. The balance is of around €520 million (-12.7%).
Overall, between January and August, Italian companies exported 2.37 tonnes of produce for a total value of little over €2.6 billion (+8.2%).
Exports of vegetables (-2.4%) and fresh fruit (-17.4%) are not doing so well, whereas citrus fruit (+0.8%) and dried fruit (+3.7%) are on the rise. In terms of value, the sign is positive for all sectors: vegetables +13.8%, citrus fruit +32.6%, fresh fruit +3.4% and dried fruit +4.6%.
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As regards imports, Italy bought around 2.26 million tonnes of produce abroad for a total value of €2.10 billion (+15.1%).
Exports of vegetables (-2.4%) and fresh fruit (-17.4%) are not doing so well, whereas citrus fruit (+0.8%) and dried fruit (+3.7%) are on the rise. In terms of value, the sign is positive for all sectors: vegetables +13.8%, citrus fruit +32.6%, fresh fruit +3.4% and dried fruit +4.6%.
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As regards imports, Italy bought around 2.26 million tonnes of produce abroad for a total value of €2.10 billion (+15.1%).
As regards the single sectors, citrus fruit is on the rise (+8.8%), just like vegetables (+5.1%), fresh fruit (+10.9%) and tropical fruit (+5.9%), whereas dried fruit has registered a slight decrease (-2.1%). The sign was positive for all sectors in terms of value.
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