Italian agricultural products will be hit harder than those from any other European countries if threatened U.S. tariffs go into effect next month, a new study suggests.
The Confederation of Italian Farmers, best known as CIA-Agricoltori Italiani, said Wednesday that Italian agriculture sector exports to the United States were higher than those from other European countries.
CIA-Agricoltori Italiani said that Italy exported 7.8 billion euros (8.5 billion U.S. dollars) last year, accounting for around 12 percent of Italy’s total agricultural sector exports. That is more than the 6.7 percent of France’s U.S. agricultural exports, or the 4.7 percent from Spain and the 2.5 percent from Germany.