A positive 2024 is indicated by the figures in the budget of the sector made up of 14 companies certified by the CSQA control body .
Production exceeds 12,600 tons (+6.52% on 2023), the value at consumption stands at 480 million euros (+6.52%) and the employment impact on the territory – direct and induced – also increases by +4%.
Large-scale retail trade confirms itself as the main sales channel for Bresaola della Valtellina PGI, with 77% of total production.
Also growing are the numbers related to exports , which represent 5% of production, with a value of 14 million euros (+4.64%) against 632 tons of bresaola, in EU countries (72% +3.2% on 2023) and non-EU countries (28% +8.5% on 2023).
“ The positive data are encouraging and confirm the ever-growing interest in a product of excellence, characterized by a high standard of quality and important nutritional values that is above all a symbol of history and tradition ” – comments Mario Francesco Moro , president of the Consorzio di Tutela Bresaola della Valtellina. “ The data linked to the constant increase in the price of the raw material, whose cost continues to increase also due to the effect of tariff barriers at entry, cannot but lead us to reflect on the risks to which the sector is exposed […]”.
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Source: The Province of Sondrio