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The importance of international tradefor the EU agri-food sector in the context of global food security
Evelyne Dollet
Director Economic Affairs, FoodDrinkEurope
Hearing of the NAT Section of the EESC
• Food and drink industry: its contribution to the EU economy
• Data and trends on trade
• Importance of trade for the competitiveness of the EU f&d industry
• Challenges and opportunities
Content
F&D industry: Contribution to the EU economy (1)
Turnover€1 trillion
Value added€206 billion
Direct jobs4.24 million
F&D industry: Contribution to the EU economy (2)
EU trade of food and drink products
Source: Eurostat (Comext)
2013 2014 2014/2013
Export 88.6 91.7 4%
Import 63.1 64.2 2%
Balance 25.5 27.6 8%
Key trade figures, 2013-2014, € billion
Evolution of EU food and drink trade
EU trade by region
EU exports: share of sub-sectors (%)
EU exports by sub-sectors (€ billion)
Structure of agri-food trade
67%19%10%
19%28%51%
EU food and drink market share
BUTshrinking market
share
No.1 exporter of food and drink products in the
world
Importance of trade for the f&d industry (1)
Importance of trade for the f&d industry (2)
FoodDrinkEurope welcomes the renewal of the ‘High Level Forum (HLF) for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain’
Mandate of the 2012-2014 : ‘The HLF shall assist the Commission with the development of industrial policy in the agro-food sector’
Challenges & opportunities (1)
Challenges & opportunities (2)
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