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Italy is the largest rice producer in the EU-28.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, and depends almost entirely on raw material imports, most of which come from other EU countries.

Again, this year, Italy’s biotechnology industry is characterized as a dynamic and promising sector, despite the difficult economic situation that biotech companies have to confront on a daily basis.

This report is intended to supplement the FAS US Mission to the EU’s Food & Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report with Italy-specific information.

This report gives an overview of the Italian foodservice, hotel, restaurant and institutional sectors and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.

Italy is a leading EU consumer of wood pellets (3.4 million tons in 2014), with domestic consumption representing 96 percent of the total use.

Italy’s MY 2015 almond production is forecast to increase from the previous year to approximately 12,000 MT thanks to favorable weather.

Italy is the largest peach and nectarine producer in the EU-28 and ranks second in the world after China. Italy’s MY2015/16 peach and nectarine production is forecast to slightly increase by 2.2%...

With more than 2.3 MMT, Italy provides approximately 20 percent of the EU-28 apple production. Italy’s MY 2015/16 apple production is forecast to decrease by 5.2 percent compared to the previous year.

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Italy’s MY 2014/15 (November/October) orange production is expected to drop by 24 percent compared to the previous campaign due to the lack of rain and the Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV)...