PASTIS CNRSM, Brindisi – Italy Area Materiali e Processi per lAgroindustria Università degli Studi di Foggia, Italy Istituto di Produzioni e Preparazioni

PASTIS CNRSM, Brindisi – ItalyArea Materiali e Processi per l’Agroindustria

Università degli Studi di Foggia, Italy

Istituto di Produzioni e Preparazioni Alimentari

1st Meeting: THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FOOD- PROCESSING SECTOR: INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK

Cordoba (Spain), 5-6 October 2001

THE FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN ITALY: MAIN FACTS AND NUMBERS

Giancarlo Colelli

IMPROVED QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROCESSING INDUSTRY

outline

MAIN FIGURES OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION

FOOD CONSUMPTION CHARACTERISTICS

THE AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY

R&D IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRO- FOOD INDUSTRY

CREDITS





GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATIO

N

Hills42%

Lowlands23% Mountains

35%

general information





UAA (%)

Resident population (millions)

Density (per km2)

Labour force (millions)

Inhabitants/UAA

Total land (‘000 hectares)

49.7

57,655

191

23,361

388

30,134

Inhabitants/UAA (Av. UE15) 291

Data 1999

Services64,9%

Industry29,2%

Agriculture5,9%

general information





0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Italy UE15

Land use in Italy and UE Unproductiveareas andother land

Inlandwaterways

Woodland

Permanentgrass &pasture

Familygardens

Permanent crops

Arable lands

Data 1998

MAIN FIGURES OF

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION




main figures of agricultural production


0,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 8,0 9,0

Billions of EURO

Cereals and dried pulses

Vegetables

Industrial crops

Flowers & ornamentals

Grapes

Olives

Fruits (including citrus)

Forage crops

Meat

Milk

Eggs & others

Related services

AG

RIC

UL

TU

RA

L O

UT

PU

T A

T B

AS

IC

PR

ICE

S B

Y M

AIN

SE

CT

OR

(19

99)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Soft wheat

Durum wheat

Maize

Rice

Sugar beet

Tobacco

Soybean

Sunflowers

P otatoes

Tomatoes

Table grapes

Sold wine grapes

Wine (‘000hl)

Sold olives

Oil

Apples

P ears

P eaches & Nect

Oranges

Lemons

Mand & Clem

Kiwi

Volume (Million T)0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5

Soft wheat

Durum wheat

Maize

Rice

Sugar beet

Tobacco

Soybean

Sunflowers

P otatoes

Tomatoes

Table grapes

Sold wine grapes

Wine

Sold olives

Oil

Apples

P ears

P eaches & Nect

Oranges

Lemons

Mand & Clem

Kiwi

Value (Billion EURO)






MAIN CROP PRODUCTION






Yields (T/Ha)

3,2

5

10,4

5,7

3,4

23,4

1,9

2,5

5

21,7

25

52,4

16,9

28,7

14

20,4

Durum wheat

Soft wheat

Maize

Rice

Soya

Potatoes

Sunflowers

Raw tobacco

Asparagus

Strawberries

Melons

Tomatoes

Oranges

Apples

Peaches

Table grapes






0 1 2 3 4

Beefcattle

Pigs

Sheeps & goats

Poultry

Rabbits & game

Eggs

Cow’smilk

Sheeps& goats'milk

Honey

Value (Billion EURO)

MAIN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Beefcattle

Pigs

Sheeps & goats

Poultry

Rabbits & game

Eggs (millions)

Cow’smilk

Sheeps& goats'milk

Honey

Volume (Million T)






ORGANIC FARMING

Organic farms (no.)

Organic UAA (Ha)

43,698

788,000

46

21,4

14

9,5

6,7

2,4

Forage

Cereals

Other crops

Olives

Fruit & Vegetable

Vines

Organic UAA (%)

5,3%

OF

TO

TA

L U

AA

FOOD CONSUMPTION CHARACTERISTI

CS




food consumption characteristics


0 5 10 15 20 25

Meat

Bread & cereals

Dairy produce & eggs

Vegetables & potatoes

Fish

Fruit

Sugar & confectionery

Fats & oils

Wine & alcoholic drinks

Mineral water & soft drinks

Coffee tea & cocoa

Other foods

Billions EURO

-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

Meat

Bread & cereals

Dairy produce & eggs

Vegetables & potatoes

Fish

Fruit

Sugar & confectionery

Fats & oils

Wine & alcoholic drinks


Coffee tea & cocoa

Other foods

Volume average annual rate of change 1999/92 (%)




food consumption characteristics


0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Cereals & cereal products

Rice

Potatoes

Vegetables

Fruit (including citrus)

Milk

Cheese

Butter

Total meat

Beef

Pigmeat

Fats & oils

Sugar

Wine

Food consumption (in kg/capita)

UE15

Italy

Data 1997/98

THE AGRO-FOOD

INDUSTRY

THE FOOD INDUSTRY NUMBERS SOME 80,000 FIRMS (1997), OF WHICH 79% WITH LESS THAN 10

EMPLOYEES.




the agro-food industry


THESE FIRMS ARE UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED

OVER THE COUNTRY: IN NORTHERN AND

CENTRAL ITALY THERE IS A CONCENTRATION OF 60% OF ALL FIRMS, 75% OF ALL EMPLOYEES AND 80% OF

VA OF THE ITALIAN FOOD INDUSTRY.

EXPANSION OF THE INDUSTRY IN THE

SOUTH WOULD APPEAR TO BE A

STRATEGIC PRIORITY.






VA (billions EURO)

SUBSIDIES (billions EURO)

TOTAL WORK FORCE (‘000)

% EMPLOYED

VAfood/VAother (%)

TOTAL OUTPUT (billions EURO)

22.3

1.1

483,4

71,2

9,3

87.6

VAfood/VAagric (%) 73,5

Data 1999B

AS

IC F

IGU

RE

SFood industry production within EU in 1998 (%)

4,6

16,1

20,4

11,1

6,5

2,6

1,9

18,9

1

1,5

10,3

1,8

1,4

1,9

Belgium/Luxembourg

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Denmark

Ireland

United Kingdom

Greece

Portugal

Spain

Austria

Finland

Sweden Food industry employees within EU in 1998 (%)

4,2

15,4

20,4

8,9

4,9

2,5

1,9

17,2

1,7

2,2

14,7

2,1

1,7

2,1

Belgium/Luxembourg

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Denmark

Ireland

United Kingdom

Greece

Portugal

Spain

Austria

Finland

Sweden






0 5 10 15 20 25 30

OUTPUT (Millions EURO)

Other sectors

Milk & dairy

Confectionery

Preserved meat

Animal feed

Pasta

Poultry

Milling

Sugar

Processed tomatoes

Beer & malt

Olive oil & refined husk oil

Refined oilseed oil

Preserved fish

Fruit juices & drinks

Data 1999T

UR

NO

VE

R B

Y S

EC

TO

R






-4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Milling

Pasta-making

Biscuit & bread-making

Fruit & vegetables

Oils & fats

Slaughter & processing of meat

Milk & dairy products

Sugar production

Confectionery

Baby & diet foods

Precooked & other foods

Wine

Beer


Animal feed

Production variation by sector 1999/1998 (%)






Pro

duct

ion

and

empl

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ent i

n th

e m

ain

sect

ors

of th

e fo

od in

dust

ry in

Ita

ly a

nd

the

EU

, 199

8

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Milling

Fats & oils

Fruit & vegetables

Slaughter & processing of meat

Processing of fish

Milk & dairy products

Animal feed

Other foods

Drinks industry

Tobacco

Italy/UE (%)

Employment

Production






Import

Export

Balance

Volume of trade

Apparent consumption

Total production

23.5

15.3

-8.2

38.8

74.8

66.6

44.1

117.7

-11.8

66.3

35.7

31.3

AGGREGATES (Billions EURO) 1999 Var90 (%)

TRADE






Propensity to import

Propensity to export

Degree of trade cover (Export/Import)

Degree of self-sufficiency

31.4

23.0

65.2

89.1

6.1

65.5

50.9

-3.1

INDICATORS (%) 1999 Var90 (%)

TRADE






68%

7%3%2%4%16%

UE15

CA NO US CH

PECO

OTHERS EE

MED

ARG BRA CHI JAP

IMPORT

67%

19%3%2%3%6%

UE15

CA NO US CH

PECO

OTHERS EE

MED

ARG BRA CHI JAP

EXPORT

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

OF ITALY’S FOREIGN TRADE

IN THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR

R&D IN AGRICULTURE &

AGRO- FOOD INDUSTRY

Variation from previous year (%)

Human resources (full time equivalent)

Researchers (% of human resources)

% of funding to private company

% of funding from regional goverments

State funding for R&D in Agri-food (millions EURO)

-13

5,888

46

14

15.7

417

% of total agri-food output 1




R&D


1998




R&D


0 10 20 30 40

Northern &Central

Southern

Italy

Innovative/Non-innovative (%)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Productinnovation

Processinnovation

Both

Companies

Southern

Northern & Central




CREDITS


Most of the data of this presentation were collected from the volume:

ITALIAN AGRICULTURE IN FIGURES

Published by INEA (National Institute of Agricultural Economics) on august 2000.

Thanks to all the authors for the precious source of useful data.

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

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