ITA: imports of Italian food products to Poland to reach €934 mln this year

Polish consumers are increasingly buying original Italian food products and are ready to pay more for quality guaranteed by certificates. The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) estimates that the value of imports of food products from Italy to Poland will amount to €933.6 million in 2019. This will allow Italian food exporters to have a 4.6% share in the Polish market and be in sixth place on the list of the largest exporters of food to Poland.

Over the last eight years, exports of Italian food products to Poland have been growing at a rate of about 8% per year. In H1 2019, exports of goods from Italy to Poland amounted to €417.43 million, compared to €418.28 million a year earlier.

Italy is the leader in supplying pasta to Poland; this year the value of exports of this product will amount to almost €35 million, thus giving Italian producers a 40% share in the Polish market. Italy is also the main supplier of processed tomatoes – the value of their exports to Poland will amount to nearly €80 million this year, giving Italian companies a 25% share in the Polish market, ITA estimates.

(ISBnews)