Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/18/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** IT4029

IT4029

**Italy**

**Exporter Guide**

**Annual**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Ann Murphy

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Dana Biasetti

**Report Highlights:** This report offers U.S. companies interested in
exporting food and agricultural products to Italy an overview of the
country\'s economic situation, market structure, and export
requirements, including best product export opportunities.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Annual Report

Rome \[IT1\]

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Table of Contents

[**Section I. Market Overview 3**](#section-i.-market-overview)

[Section II. Exporter Business Tips
4](#section-ii.-exporter-business-tips)

[Section III. Market Sector Structure and Trends
5](#section-iii.-market-sector-structure-and-trends)

[Section IV. Best High Value Product Prospects
6](#section-iv.-best-high-value-product-prospects)

[Section V. Key Italian Government Agencies
10](#section-v.-key-italian-government-agencies)

# Section I. Market Overview

Macro Economic Situation & Key Demographic Trends

Italy is an importer of bulk and intermediate agricultural products, and
an important exporter of consumer-ready foods, clothing and furniture,
which are valued for their actual and perceived high quality. U.S.
agricultural exports to Italy reflect this propensity \-- with bulk and
intermediate products accounting for the greater part of the total.
Total U.S. fish and agricultural exports to Italy in 2003 were almost
US\$ 550,000, 30% less than in 1997. The decrease is largely the result
of EU barriers placed upon U.S. meat exports.

Italy ranks as the world\'s sixth largest economy, with a GDP of almost
\$1.5 trillion, and per capita annual income of over \$25,000. This
economy remains divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by
private companies, and a less developed, welfare-dependent agricultural
south, with 20% unemployment. Italy's main agricultural outputs are
fresh vegetables, cereals, fruit, and wine. The diversity of production
is engendered by the great geographical, climatic, cultural, and
economic variation the length of the Italian peninsula. Italy has a
population of 58 million people characterized by affluence and a strong
sense of food sophistication that leads to 20 % of their disposable
income spent on food. The population is aging and projected to decline
in coming years. While living longer, Italians are having fewer children
and getting married at a much later age. Also, contrary to trends across
Europe, the majority of Italians continue to live in small cities and
towns. This said, the combined population of Italy's three largest
cities\-- Rome, Milan, and Naples\-- accounts for almost 20% of the
Italian population. Consumer price inflation has been around 2 % per
annum, but this has been accelerated by the conversion from the lira to
Euro, and by the strength of the Euro against the dollar. Unemployment
has remained stable at 9 %.

Continuing societal tendencies toward smaller families, later marriages,
and an increasing number of women in the workforce are resulting in food
retail outlets offering more ready-made, ready-to-serve products. This
trend is expected to increase demand for convenience and novelty foods.
While strongly wedded to a traditional Mediterranean diet, Italians also
seek "healthy living", which has led to a rise in demand for light or
dietetic products. Italians have always consumed fish and seafood
products, but now also see these as healthy, low-fat options to meat.
Breakfast, traditionally synonymous with coffee, and eaten on the run,
is beginning to be acknowledged as an important meal, and snacking is
more common, attracting innovative processed and convenience products.
The breakfast cereal market in Italy is overwhelmingly ready-to-eat
boxed varieties. Steady growth in this cereal demand is expected to
increase these products' total sales to approximately \$250 million by
2006---an increase of over 20% from 2002. Italy's extensive food
processing industries feed much of the expanding market for processed
food products, and import growing volumes of raw materials.

As Italians believe that frozen foods can be as nutritious as fresh
food, and household refrigeration is widespread, the above trend towards
convenience will see the frozen food industry growing significantly at
the expense of canned goods. Sales of frozen foods are forecast to reach
\$2.2 billion in 2005\--a 43% jump from 2000. The majority of retail
sales of frozen products are for frozen pizza, followed by pasta-based,
fish-based and vegetable-based portions and meals. The preference for
frozen over canned foods is well defined. Annual sales of canned food
for the period 2000-2005 are expected to be virtually unchanged at about
\$1.5 billion.

Despite recent inflation and unemployment, the fluctuations in the
dollar/Euro exchange rate, and the often protectionist regulations of
the EU, in Italy there still exist many opportunities to both maintain
and expand the market for a variety of U.S. agricultural and consumer
ready products in the context of the broad discussion above.

Italian Importers and Retailers

Italian importers are usually small to medium-sized companies, rather
than the large, market-dominating types found in northern Europe.
Consequently, these companies import smaller volumes and a broader range
than their much larger European counterparts. Most imported food
products enter the Italian market through brokers or specialized
traders. Price is always important, although quality and novelty alone
do move some imported products. Imported products from North America
often enter Italy indirectly from the Netherlands\' Port of Rotterdam,
or directly by air.

Processed food is primarily distributed through retail grocers,
convenience stores and discount grocers. Italian retail chain outlets
have started to make their own purchasing decisions. (For more
information on the Italian Retail Sector, please see GAIN Report IT
3027.)

Advantages and Challenges for U.S. Exporters in Italy

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Advantages                          Challenges

  Young and affluent Italians are     Competition in the Italian food
  becoming interested in innovative   market is fierce and many consumers
  products, and interest is           still have a preference for
  particularly high in specialty,     traditional Italian products.
  ethnic and health food categories.  

  Italy's booming tourist industry    U.S. exporters have to conform to
  further stimulates demand for ready often-difficult Italian/European
  made, single portion products for   standards and regulations.
  the HRI sector.                     

  The U.S. is a popular travel        Need to develop a relationship with
  destination for Italians, and       Italian trade contacts and invest
  familiarity with food and wine      in marketing the product in Italy.
  tasted while in the States helps    
  spread their acceptance in Italy.   
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

# Section II. Exporter Business Tips

Trade Regulations, Customs and Standards

As a member of the European Union (EU), the Common Agricultural Policy
(CAP) governs Italy's agricultural sector. Similarly, Italy employs the
same tariffs and border measures as the other EU member states. Product
imported into Italy must meet all Italian and EU food safety and quality
standards, as well as Italian labeling and packaging regulations.
However, where an EU standard may not exist, Italy sets its own national
requirements.

It is important to work with experienced importers, and/or have an agent
to work with Italian regulatory authorities to ensure the acceptability
of specific products. Personal relationships and language ability are of
value when conducting business transactions. It is also advisable for
the agent to contact health authorities at the port of entry as
interpretation of health directives may vary from port to port. (For
more information on Product Trade Restrictions, Food Standards and
Regulations, please refer to Post's FAIRS GAIN Report IT 4014.)

# Section III. Market Sector Structure and Trends

The Italian Retail Food Sector

Italians maintain a strong preference for their traditional grocer, with
local mom-and-pop establishments still accounting for the lion's share
of total retail food sales. Local supermarkets account for 64 % of all
food sales, followed by hypermarkets with 26 %, and department stores
only accounting for 9 %. The Italian consumer also supports a strong
quality-gourmet food sector, often for special meals or for gifts. For
grocery shopping, the Italian consumer is becoming more price and
quality conscious, preferring retail outlets that are able to offer more
services, selection and cheaper private labels. While this is leading to
a slow growth in hypermarkets, shopping malls and large supermarkets,
Italy's fragmented many-tiered distribution system cannot yet be
compared to the French or U.S. retail sectors. The north continues to
have the largest number of these new, large outlets, which cater to the
more prosperous regions of the country. The south lags behind with fewer
large retail outlets and a relatively undisturbed traditional
distribution network. Nevertheless, the Italian retail sector is
changing, and this change can be expected to accelerate. (For further
information on the Italian Retail Sector please refer to GAIN Report #IT
3027)

The Italian Hotel and Restaurant Industry

The Italian Hotel and Restaurant Industry (HRI) sector is as diverse and
fragmented as the Retail Sector. The hotel industry is dominated by many
small establishments. Only 2 percent of Italy's over 33,000 hotels
belong to international hotel chains. Most of the food and raw material
sourcing decisions are made by the restaurant chef and/or hotel Food
Purchasing Director. Every year more than 80 million tourists visit
Italy, making it the world\'s fourth most attractive tourist
destination. The Italian HRI sector is lucrative and growing, and is the
second largest in the world after the United States. Italians are
changing their eating habits, and in the past ten years have increased
their consumption of food eaten outside of the home by 141%. (For
further information on the Italian HRI Sector please refer to GAIN
Report #IT 3009)

Best Prospects for U.S. Agricultural Exports

U.S. bulk and intermediate commodities are used as ingredients or inputs
for value-added Italian products re-exported. North American
high-quality durum wheat, for example, is used to produce pasta. Italy
is the world's fifth largest importer of seafood products, with an
annual per capita consumption of almost 23 kg of fish and seafood. Last
year Italy imported from the United States \$48.5 million in seafood
products. Opportunities exist in the supply of fish, especially tuna,
seafood for the canning industry, frozen fish fillets such as hake, cod
and plaice to meet the demand for convenient, ready-to-prepare products,
peeled and processed shrimp, squid, cuttlefish, octopus and lobster.
(For more information on the Italian Fishery market please see Post's
GAIN Report IT 3022.) Opportunities also exist for berries, condiments,
fruit juices, and tree nuts, all sectors that have seen growth in recent
years.

# Section IV. Best High Value Product Prospects

(1000s of USD \$) (Source: Eurostat)

  --------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
  Product                     Country     2000        2001        2002        2003

  [WHEAT ]{.smallcaps}        Italy       199,369     209,669     188,719     170,879 

  DRIED PLUMS                 Italy       19,506      18,208      15,763      14,324

  [CONDIMENTS ]{.smallcaps}   Italy       1,823       1,293       1,474       1,401 

  [FRUIT JUICES ]{.smallcaps} Italy       1,575       748         654         442 

  [SEAFOOD ]{.smallcaps}      Italy       60,044      53,391      52,036      48,599 

  [TREE NUTS ]{.smallcaps}    Italy       58,504      65,778      68,537      94,138 
  --------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------

Leading Italian Agricultural Exports to the United States in 2003

(Million USD \$) (Source: U.S. BICO)

Wine & Beer \$ 937,000

Vegetable and Olive oils \$ 38,000

Cheese \$ 210,000

Snack Foods and Chocolate \$ 91,000

Key Trade & Demographic Information - Italy 2003/2004

(Millions of USD \$) (Source: U.S. BICO and UN Trade Data)

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Agricultural Imports from the     | U.S. Market Share:                |
| World                             |                                   |
|                                   | 5 percent                         |
| 11,318                            |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Consumer Food Imports from the    | U.S. Market Share:                |
| World                             |                                   |
|                                   | 1 percent                         |
| 13,817                            |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Edible Fishery Imports from the   | U.S. Market Share:                |
| World                             |                                   |
|                                   | 1 percent                         |
| 3,471                             |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Population                        | Population Growth rate:           |
|                                   |                                   |
| 58 million                        | 0.11%                             |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Major City Centers: (13)          | Total Rural Population:           |
|                                   |                                   |
| Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin,       | 48 Million                        |
| Palermo, Genoa, Bologna,          |                                   |
| Florence, Catania, Bari, Venice,  |                                   |
| Messina and Verona                |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Gross Domestic Product 2003:      | Per Capita Income:                |
|                                   |                                   |
| \$1.455 trillion U.S. dollars     | \$25,100                          |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Unemployment Rate:                | Percentage of Female Population   |
|                                   | Employed:                         |
| 9.1 percent                       |                                   |
|                                   | 28 percent                        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Exchange Rate: US Dollar to EURO  |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Average 2001: \$1.00 = €1.117     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Average 2002: \$1.00 = €1.100     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Average 2003: \$1.00 = €0.925     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| August 2004: \$1.00 = €0.820      |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Source: European Central Bank     |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

# 

Consumer Oriented Products

Source: FAS' Global Agricultural Trade System using data from the United
Nations Statistical Office

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Reporting       |                 | Import          |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Country:        |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Italy           |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| World           | 2001            | 2002            | 2003            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | Million USD \$  | Million USD \$  | Milllion USD \$ |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | 10,785          | 11,086          | 13,817          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Reporting       |                 | Import          |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Country:        |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Italy           |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| United States   | 2001            | 2002            | 2003            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | Million USD \$  | Million USD \$  | Milllion USD \$ |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | 113             | 108             | 162             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

## 

Fish and Seafood Products

Source: FAS' Global Agricultural Trade System using data from the United
Nations Statistical Office

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Reporting       |                 | Import          |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Country:        |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Italy           |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| World           | 2001            | 2002            | 2003            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | Million USD \$  | Million USD \$  | Milllion USD \$ |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | 2,767           | 2,849           | 3,471           |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Reporting       |                 | Import          |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Country:        |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Italy           |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| United States   | 2001            | 2002            | 2003            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | Million USD \$  | Million USD \$  | Milllion USD \$ |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | 46              | 43              | 49              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Top Suppliers of Edible Fishery Products

Reporting: Italy - Top 20 Ranking

Source: FAS Office Global Agricultural Trade System using

Data from the United Nations Statistical

1000 \$ = Unit

  ----------------------- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
                          Rank   1999     2000     2001     2002     2003

  Spain                   1      393036   402732   502746   525641   678295

  Denmark                 2      328574   285034   292621   272389   319553

  Netherlands             3      262725   238135   255254   251735   308179

  France                  4      188337   178865   195800   202583   259968

  Greece                  5      147641   125561   109615   115070   140607

  Argentina               6      99900    81799    111549   108533   136252

  Morocco                 7      69466    78166    90380    99806    108095

  United Kingdom          8      106367   94029    93049    91241    105721

  Germany                 9      107296   96847    98737    90418    102363

  Thailand                10     69823    64321    65850    83326    97883

  Ecuador                 11     73648    54010    67265    78903    90138

  Sweden                  12     59571    48425    73711    72467    87065

  Senegal                 13     89638    49966    46931    76676    82384

  Colombia                14     49552    46037    38547    54386    67224

  South Africa            15     0        53863    50964    60122    66563

  Tunisia                 16     40612    40492    41936    42057    55652

  United States           17     46758    48980    46411    43738    48901

  Seychelles              18     23628    17613    25525    28371    46329

  Portugal                19     42678    31513    33865    37246    44165

  Cote d\'Ivoire          20     15597    12779    15753    29333    40803
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Top Suppliers of Consumer Foods

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<td colspan="5"><p>Reporting: Italy - Top 20 Ranking</p>
<p>Source: FAS Office Global Agricultural Trade System using Data from
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<p>1000 $ = Unit</p></td>
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<td>1999</td>
<td colspan="3">2000</td>
<td colspan="2">2001</td>
<td colspan="2">2002</td>
<td>2003</td>
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<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Germany</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2628033</td>
<td colspan="3">2475430</td>
<td colspan="2">2640280</td>
<td colspan="2">2675878</td>
<td>3353413</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>France</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2044811</td>
<td colspan="3">1885312</td>
<td colspan="2">1801476</td>
<td colspan="2">1881440</td>
<td>2310861</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Netherlands</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1652434</td>
<td colspan="3">1528601</td>
<td colspan="2">1504370</td>
<td colspan="2">1483415</td>
<td>1788469</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Spain</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>924169</td>
<td colspan="3">837340</td>
<td colspan="2">831250</td>
<td colspan="2">901451</td>
<td>1303057</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Austria</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>476409</td>
<td colspan="3">526533</td>
<td colspan="2">553962</td>
<td colspan="2">582909</td>
<td>750385</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Belgium</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>612681</td>
<td colspan="3">570352</td>
<td colspan="2">642872</td>
<td colspan="2">634816</td>
<td>745520</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Denmark</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>467765</td>
<td colspan="3">426026</td>
<td colspan="2">498956</td>
<td colspan="2">460656</td>
<td>524142</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>233390</td>
<td colspan="3">219507</td>
<td colspan="2">199368</td>
<td colspan="2">198096</td>
<td>231202</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Ireland</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>198742</td>
<td colspan="3">179679</td>
<td colspan="2">114767</td>
<td colspan="2">144262</td>
<td>231028</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Turkey</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>150754</td>
<td colspan="3">127484</td>
<td colspan="2">149024</td>
<td colspan="2">180044</td>
<td>228735</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Switzerland</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>166286</td>
<td colspan="3">145405</td>
<td colspan="2">154262</td>
<td colspan="2">154150</td>
<td>181414</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Ecuador</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>148811</td>
<td colspan="3">111114</td>
<td colspan="2">119103</td>
<td colspan="2">176184</td>
<td>172428</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Greece</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>128907</td>
<td colspan="3">119241</td>
<td colspan="2">125161</td>
<td colspan="2">138581</td>
<td>169539</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>United States</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>116198</td>
<td colspan="3">107864</td>
<td colspan="2">112845</td>
<td colspan="2">108255</td>
<td>162038</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>China (Peoples Republic of)</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>88826</td>
<td colspan="3">105223</td>
<td colspan="2">121362</td>
<td colspan="2">132286</td>
<td>156907</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Brazil</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>106685</td>
<td colspan="3">110663</td>
<td colspan="2">132123</td>
<td colspan="2">129216</td>
<td>143755</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Argentina</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>74162</td>
<td colspan="3">78441</td>
<td colspan="2">79469</td>
<td colspan="2">104249</td>
<td>142478</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Hungary</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>67296</td>
<td colspan="3">71150</td>
<td colspan="2">105715</td>
<td colspan="2">85297</td>
<td>110837</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Chile</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>41901</td>
<td colspan="3">46365</td>
<td colspan="2">49370</td>
<td colspan="2">77848</td>
<td>102000</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Portugal</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>43240</td>
<td colspan="3">46923</td>
<td colspan="2">71332</td>
<td colspan="2">66435</td>
<td>86403</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Rest of World</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>696577</td>
<td colspan="3">705362</td>
<td colspan="2">777603</td>
<td colspan="2">770505</td>
<td>922392</td>
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<td colspan="5"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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Italian Trade Shows

For a complete listing of major Italian trade shows for 2004-2006 please
see Post's GAIN Report Promotion Opportunities IT 4023.

USDA FAS Contacts in Rome, Italy

Office of Agricultural Affairs,

American Embassy, Via Veneto 119a

Rome, 00187, Italy

Tel: (011) (39) 06 4674 2396

Fax: (011) (39) 06 4788 7008

Website: [www.usembassy.it/agtrade/](http://www.usembassy.it/agtrade/)

E-mail: agrome@usda.gov

Geoffrey Wiggin, Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs

<Geoffrey.Wiggin@usda.gov>

Ann Murphy, Agricultural Attaché

A<nn.Murphy@usda.gov>

Dana Biasetti, Agricultural Marketing Specialist

D<ana.Biasetti@usda.gov>

# Section V. Key Italian Government Agencies

**Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali** (Ministry of
Agriculture)

Via XX Settembre 20

00187 Roma

Tel: +39-06-46651

**Ministero della Sanita'** (Ministry of Health)

Piazzale Marconi 25, Palazzo Italia,

00144 Eur-Roma

Tel: +39-06-5996966

Fax: +39-06-59946217

**Ministero delle Economia e delle Finanze** (Ministry of Treasury)

Agenzia delle Dogane (Customs Agency)

Via M. Carucci 71,

00143 Roma

Tel. +39-06-50241

**Istituto per il Commercio Estero** (Italian Trade Commission)

Via Liszt 21

00144 Roma (EUR)

Tel: +39-06-59921

Fax: +39-06-5422-0066

**ANEIOA** (National Importers/Exporters Horticultural Association)

Via Sabotino 46

00195 Roma

Tel: +39-06-3751-5147

Fax: +39-06-372-3569

**ANIPO** (National Importers/Exporters Horticultural Association)

Largo Brindisi 5

00182 Roma

Tel: +39-06-7726-401

Fax: +39-06-700-4428

**FEDERAGROALIMENTARE** (Italian National Food Organization)

Via Gigli d\'Oro 21

00186 Roma

Tel: +39-06-689-341

Fax: +39-06-689-3409

**FEDERVINI** (Wine Trade Assoc)

Via Mentana 2B

00185 Roma

Tel: +39-06-4469-421

Fax: +39-06-494-1566

**IIAS Istituto Italiano Alimenti Surgelati** (Italian Frozen Foods
Association)

Via Castelfidardo 8

00185 Roma

Tel: +39-06-42741472

Fax: +39-06-42011168

**UNA** (Poultry Union)

Via V. Mariano 58

00189 Roma

Tel: +39-06-3325-841

Fax: +39-06-3325-2427

**UNICEB** (Livestock Meat Traders)

Viale dei Campioni 13

00144 Roma

Tel: +39-06-592-1241

Fax: +39-06-592-1478

**UNIPI** (Pasta Traders Assoc)

Via Po 102

00198 Roma

Tel: +39-06-854-3291

Fax: +39-06-841-5132