In Tuscany the ‘PDO economy’ is worth 1.36 billion euros. Siena first province for economic impact
The report Ismea-Qualivita 2022 on the PDO Economy Italian, describes a rapidly growing sector that is worth 19.1 billion euros and analyzes the economic return of the agri-food and wine supply chains of PDO PGI products in the regions and provinces of the country.
There Tuscanythat matters 89 PDO, PGI products is one of the five regions in which the DOP economy exceeds one billion euros, with a value equal to 1,361 million euros in 2021 (+18.6% on 2020) thanks to the work of 17,777 operators. The first province for economic impact is Siena (676 million €), followed by Florence (€273 million), Grosseto (121 million €), Arezzo (96 million €), Leghorn (63 million €) e Pisa (59 million €).
The analysis of the Ismea-Qualivita 2022 Report is also enriched by the new indicator “PDO PGI weight” which expresses the incidence of the sector of PDO PGI certified products on the total of the regional agri-food sector. In Tuscany the DOP economy has a weight of 30% on the total value of the agri-food sector (at the Italian level the share is 21%), a figure that highlights how the PDO IGP sector represents a driving force for the entire territorial agri-food system.
The compartment wine count 58 supply chains that generate a production value of 1.18 billion euros in 2021, for a +18.7% compared to 2020. The region is 3rd in Italy by economic value it generates and the sector involves 5,839 operators. The denominations with the greatest economic return in the region are the Brunello di Montalcino PDO, The Chianti Classico DOP and the Chianti DOPfollowed by Tuscan IGP, Noble wine of Montepulciano DOP, Morellino di Scansano PDO And Bolgheri PDO.
The compartment food count 31 supply chain that generate a production value of 178 million euros in 2021, for a +18.0% compared to 2020. The region is 9th in Italy by economic value it generates and the sector involves 11,938 operators. The denominations that have the greatest economic value in the region are the Tuscan Cantuccini PGIThe Tuscan DOP hamThe Tuscan Pecorino DOP, Ioil EVO Tuscan IGPThe White veal of the Central Apennines IGP and the Finocchiona IGP.