The number of cattle sheds in Italy has almost halved in ten years with a negative peak in 2015, a year which saw an all-time low of 33,000 farms compared to the 60,000 active ones in 2005. This is according to a study by Coldiretti entitled 'Italian Milk – a
Italian cheese exports increased in volume by 9.4% in January and February of this year (CLAL data) compared to the same period last year.
Best performances were seen from Asiago, Montasio, Ragusano and Caciocavallo, which registered a 26% increase, exporting 352 tonnes of product. With an increase of 19.4% and an
Pecorino cheese is the true ambassador of Italian exports. It is up by a superb 23% - seven times more than the average increase of the country's exports, which remains stable at +3.5%.
The top buyers are the Americans (+28%), followed by the English (+22%) and the French (+16%). Good performance
From Milan to the Italian Farmers' Factory (FICO) in Bologna: this is the short, but important adventure that italian food excellences have to face after the Expo. About forty actors, both companies and consortium, are leading the made in Italy and are ready to make their products in the first
Encouraging news are coming for the made in Italy food. It might be the consequence of the Expo, or the economic upturn, the good news is that during the first six months of this year the exports in the italian agribusiness sector reached almost 18 billiones of euro, that is
The export of the italian dairy products keeps being successful. Last year the italian export in this sector recorded 2,2 billions of euro, a real record, and more than 331 tons that went abroad.
Compared to 2013 (data are from Istat and are analysed by Ismea), the recorded increase was 3,3%
It could be called "Food Mafia", borrowing the famous expression used for the criminal happenings in Rome: Capital Mafia. In fact, the criminal business connected to the food industry is estimated to amount to 15,4 billions. This money is, then, invested in Italy and abroad in clear, but also dirty,
