date:Jan 17, 2017
Processed fruit and vegetables exports were up 7.8% outside of Europe. The data was released by FoodDrink Europe. There was a 1% increase in production and a 1.7% increase in turnover, meaning that there was an improvement in added value. The employment trend is parallel to that of the turnover (+1.7%). (See chart below)
There was a 4% increase in exports outside of the EU with peaks of 10% for meat, 0.6% for wine and 7.8% for processed fruit and vegetables. Italy registered +0.3% for industria