Americans’ love for Made in Italy products

The director of ICE New York, Maurizio Forte, has confirmed to WineNews that “there is a positive trend in the agri-food sector, and that Italy has taken first place among the suppliers of various categories (still wines, olive oil, pasta, cheese and mineral water) as well as being in sixth place for total imports. In the first six months of 2018, + 13.8% growth in value was recorded, confirming that the American consumer is definitely interested in Italian products, especially wine (39.7% of the entire market basket), for 2.52 billion US dollars”.