In 2022, the Italian PDOeconomy, encompassing PDO and PGI food and beverage products, breached the 20 billion euro mark, marking a +6.4% annual surge (source: 21st Ismea-Qualivita Report). This milestone accounts for a substantial 20% slice of the overall turnover in the Italian agri-food sector.
The food sector notched up nearly nine billion euros, registering a +9% growth, while the wine sector exceeded 11 billion euros, showing a +5% increase. These figures underscore the robust resilience of the Italian PDOeconomy. This well-coordinated system boasts 296 protection Consortia and over 195,000 businesses across the food and wine supply chains, engaging almost 900,000 workers.
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EXPORTS
In 2022, exports surged to 11.6 billion euros (+8% from 2021), constituting 19% of the overall foreign turnover in the Italian agri-food sector. The PDO/PGI food sector raked in 4.7 billion euros, marking a +6% annual growth (+66% over the past decade), driven chiefly by sales in non-EU markets (+10%). The PDO/PGI wine sector approached the seven-billion-euro mark, recording a +10% upswing from 2021 and an +80% surge since 2012 (+116% considering only PDO wines). PDO and PGI wines contributed to almost 90% of the export value of Italian wineries.
FOOD…
In 2022, Italy’s PDO and PGI food sector approached the nine-billion-euro mark at the source (+9% annual growth, +33% trend over ten years), culminating in a final consumption turnover surpassing 17 billion euros (+6%). Exports reached 4.6 billion euros (+6% annually and +66% since 2012).
… AND WINE
The production of bottled PDO and PGI wine, following a significant spike in 2021, settled at 26 million hectoliters in 2022, a marginal decrease from 2021 (-4%). Nonetheless, value data indicate growth for bottled wine (+5%, reaching 11 billion euros) and bulk wine (+13%, reaching 4 billion euros). Positive outcomes were particularly pronounced for PDO wines (+12%), notably sparkling wines (+21%).
Francesco Lollobrigida, the Italian Minister of Agriculture, underscores, “Italy is committed to quality, and we are determined to safeguard it by fostering synergies and fortifying our global presence.”