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24 September 2021 Extra virgin olive oil is also highly sought after because it is an essential element of many diets. And the United States is the first market. This emerges from the Coldiretti data.
Almost half of exports are destined for EU countries, where arrivals have increased by 98% over the twenty-year period, but it is in Asia that there is the most significant surge, with exports almost tripled (+ 162% ). The main outlet market for extra virgin olive oil is confirmed as that of the United States, which alone absorb almost a third of the total, with an increase of 73% in 20 years, while in second place is Germany (+ 95%) ahead of France, Great Britain and Japan.
"To support the world demand is the search for healthy and sustainable food determined by the health emergency - underlines Coldiretti - and the positive effects on health associated with the consumption of olive oil proven by numerous scientific studies have consequently made requests for that segment of the population that in the world is attentive to the quality of their food, with an increase in purchases in value of 5% in the first six months of 2021 ".