October 25th was the World Pasta Day 2020, an event created to celebrate and promote the consumption of one of the most famous Italian dishes in the world. This event took place even if we all are struggling against coronavirus.
In the EU three out of four pasta dishes are made in Italy
And yet, Italian pasta is one of the few winners of this catastrophic 2020. With 3.5 million tons (+4% compared to 2018), Italy, ahead of the United States and Turkey, is the world’s leading pasta producer. Data were released by Ipo-International Pasta Organization at World Pasta Day, the event organized every 25 October by Unione Italiana Food and Ipo-International Pasta Organization and now in its 22nd edition. Italians are also the top consumers, with 23.1 kilograms per capita per year, ahead of Tunisia (17), Venezuela (12) and 202011ProfessionalPASTAMARKETSGreece (11.4). The numbers also indicate that one out of four pasta dishes in the world is Italian, three out of four in Europe. In 2019 the export record was reached: over 2.1 million tons, +7.5% on 2018. Istat data processed by Unione Italiana Food indicate, in the first six months of 2020, a 25% increase in Italian exports. In absolute values: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Usa and Japan are the most strategic markets, but there was growth of over 40% towards the Usa, Canada, Australia and Romania, 30% towards the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and above 60% to Hong Kong, Ukraine and Ireland. Other strategic markets, such as France, China and South Korea, record growth of over 20%.
Covid does not stop pasta
Pasta marks another positive milestone being, in fact, one of the few production chains to have resisted the impact of Covid-19…
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