{"id":928,"date":"2021-04-14T10:41:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchplat.local\/italian-pasta-exports-growth-of-the-industry\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T10:41:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:41:57","slug":"italian-pasta-exports-growth-of-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/italian-pasta-exports-growth-of-the-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian pasta exports: the growth of the industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian pasta exports<\/strong> experienced a huge growth in 2020: +16%<\/strong> compared to the previous year, as reported by Coldiretti<\/a> on the basis of Istat data.<\/p>\n

Pasta has always been one of our best-loved products in the world, and has once again become one of the absolute protagonists of national agri-food exports<\/a>, which last year reached a record figure of 46.1 billion euros.<\/p>\n

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But which are the most promising markets<\/strong> for manufacturing companies? What are the reasons behind this success?<\/p>\n

Both inside and outside Europe, there are interesting growth trends that once again confirm the strength of Italian food & beverage, seen around the world as synonymous with quality<\/strong> and reliability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Historically, pasta has always stood out in this area, managing to carve out a place of honour<\/strong> in the imagination and tastes of entire generations of foreign consumers.<\/p>\n

If Italians continue to be the main purchasers of this product – with an annual average of 23.5 kg<\/strong> per capita consumed – there is no lack of data from foreign countries confirming the absolute importance of the product in the daily diet.<\/p>\n

The recent boom<\/strong> in pasta exports is undoubtedly based on a change in lifestyle habits<\/strong> that has involved people all over the world: more time spent at home, the rediscovery of cooking<\/strong> and moments such as preparing lunch and dinner.<\/p>\n

In this scenario, it is not surprising that a product like Italian pasta has been awarded a prize: versatile, nutritious<\/strong> and of high quality<\/strong>, so much so that it has historically been the basis of the Mediterranean diet.\u00a0A positive image that has certainly contributed to the more than 3.1 billion<\/strong> exports in 2020 alone.<\/p>\n

As also reported by Unione Italiana Food<\/strong><\/a>, there are more than 200 destinations for our pasta worldwide, so much so that 1 dish out of 4 consumed in the world comes from our country. The European Union continues to be a key destination, with Germany<\/strong>, France<\/strong> and the United Kingdom<\/strong> being the main buyers. Exports here grew by 16%, 4.3% and 19% respectively last year, despite difficulties dictated by events such as Brexit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There is also growing success for our pasta in Eastern Europe<\/strong>, while the Netherlands, Spain, Austria and Belgium remain important destinations.<\/p>\n

And outside our continent?<\/p>\n

A real leap forward has been recorded in the United States<\/strong>, the main market for non-European products, where growth has been as much as 40%<\/strong>: a clear sign of increasing appreciation for the product on the part of North American consumers. A positive trend is also emerging in Asia, with Japan<\/strong> leading the import ranking.<\/p>\n

Here, sales have grown by 16%, while China<\/strong> (+23%) continues to be extremely receptive to our pasta. Another attractive destination for Italian companies is confirmed as Australia<\/a><\/strong>, with a 39% increase<\/strong> in exports in 2020: further proof of the strategic role that this country can play for Italy’s exports.<\/p>\n

The increasingly consistent presence of Italian products<\/strong> on foreign tables is evidence not only of a growing attention to quality, but also of the possibility for the agri-food sector to drive the recovery<\/strong> of our country in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Continuing to focus on solid excellences<\/strong> such as pasta is a valid choice<\/strong>, capable of winning the favour of a truly global market populated by increasingly attentive consumers: a path that is essential to take to further strengthen the leadership of many Italian products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italian pasta exports experienced a huge growth in 2020: +16% compared to the previous year, as reported by Coldiretti on the basis of Istat data. Pasta has always been one of our best-loved products in the world, and has once again become one of the absolute protagonists of national agri-food exports, which last year reached […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-markets-and-supply-chains","category-portfolio-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matchplat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}