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Austria overtakes Germany as top destination in strawberry exports from Italy Italian strawberry exports have begun to rise again during the 2021 sales season after a more restrained 2020. Nevertheless, they have not yet returned to the average levels of the last five years. Compared to the quantities shipped during the previous campaign, the increase is 10%, with around 11,800 tons shipped. The increase in value was greater, with around 40 million euros, up 31 percentage points compared to the previous year, thanks to an average price that reached 3.41 €/kg, the highest in the last five years and 19% higher than the 2020 quotation.
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uring the last 5 years, an average of about 88% of exports have been destined for the countries of the European Union (27). In the last campaign, exports grew by 10% compared to 2020, at just over 10,000 tons. Austria outperformed Italy’s historic main commercial outlet, Germany, ranking first; the Austrian market absorbed about 4,000 tons, accounting for 34% of the total (+53% on the previous year).
The entries of foreign strawberries in our country during the last campaign amounted to more than 38,000 tons, 25% more than the entries in 2020. With more than 92 million euros, the value increased by 37 percentage points compared to the previous year, with an average price of 2.40 €/ kg, which is 10% higher than last year’s price and the highest in the recent past. Almost all imported strawberries come from EU27 countries. In 2021, about
This was followed by exports to Germany with almost 3,600 tons, representing a drop of five percentage points compared to the previous year and accounting for 30% of the total. Exports to Slovenia followed closely behind, with a clear increase over the recent past, reaching 8% of the total. There was also a marked increase in exports to Luxembourg, which went from 3% to 5% of total Italian exports. Croatia and Lithuania made up 3% of the total.
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