INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU CONFECTIONARY SCORES IMPRESSIVE EXPORT PERFORMANCE
June 8th, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) confectionery sector was one of Europe’s major export earners in 2013, with the latest EU trade data showing that Euro EUR3.6 billion’s worth of chocolate, confectionery and ice cream was sold outside the EU last year.Overseas chocolate sales were particularly impressive, rising 8.2% year-on year, rising to EUR31 million in 2013. Confectionery, chocolate and ice cream was one of the largest specific export segments, rivalling cheese, pigmeat products and fruit and vegetables in value. In total, the EU exported EUR120.1 billion’s ...
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