date:May 27, 2016
A report by Nomisma on the state of Italy's fruit and vegetable sector has revealed that Italys share in the global trade of fresh fruit and vegetables (US$ 156 billion) has fallen over the past decade from 5.1 per cent to 3.6 per cent.
During the same period, Italys share of processed fruit and vegetable exports (US$ 56 billion) decreased from 7.7 per cent to 6.5 per cent.
Due to increased competition from major players such as the US (whose share has increased for both types of produc