{"id":79529,"date":"2024-03-20T09:46:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/?p=79529"},"modified":"2024-03-20T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:46:21","slug":"italy-world-leader-pasta-production-export","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/italy-world-leader-pasta-production-export\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy: The World’s Leading Pasta Producer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Italy is the world leader in pasta<\/strong> production, export and consumption.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Italy is the absolute global protagonist in the pasta industry, 1 out of 4 pasta dishes is tricolor and reaches 3 out of 4 in Europe, despite the fact that domestic production of\u00a0durum wheat<\/strong>\u00a0does not exceed 4 percent of wheat, while the remaining share is covered by soft wheat used for baked goods.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 3.7 million tons<\/strong>, Italy ranks first in world pasta production, accounting for 22.3 percent of total production, according to an analysis conducted by Area Studi Mediobanca. Second on the podium with 2 million tons are Turkey and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italy is also the\u00a0leading exporter of pasta<\/strong>\u00a0with 2.1 million tons worth 43 percent of the total, ahead of Turkey with 1.3 million tons. Exports more than tripled in 25 years: we are talking about +210%, accounting for just under 62% of production. There is a 6.4 percent increase in the number of recipient countries, amounting to about 200, but Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States and Japan are confirmed as the main interlocutors. Excellent performance is also found among emerging markets, led by Saudi Arabia with +51%, followed by Poland with +25% and Canada +20%.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n