ROME - In the Covid storm, the Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI holds the bar straight, despite the difficulties that the pandemic has caused on many sectors of the Italian economy.
Emilian excellence is confirmed as such and consumers all over the world have shown in recent months that they do not want to give up the quality of "black gold" at the table.
This is the 2020 budget drawn up by the Consortium for the protection of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Igp.
"Despite the pandemic, the economic and production data of the sector in the hands of the Consortium are to be considered encouraging - explains the president of the Consortium for the Protection of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI Mariangela Grosoli - in this very complicated year, in fact, we recorded a -5 % at the global production level which reported the values to about 90 million liters.
Quite comforting numbers, considering the effects of the health emergency that hit the whole world and in particular those United States which represent one of the main markets for Balsamic Vinegar of Modena as well as the importance that exports represent for this sector, or beyond. 92% of turnover.
Small family businesses have suffered the most from the condition created, which have always invested in positioning the product on the HoReCa channel, in wine shops and food delicacies shops and which have suffered the greatest damage from this pandemic, with prolonged closures provided for in the Dpcm.
Not only in Italy, but also abroad.
One of the most difficult markets to recover, even once the pandemic emergency has been overcome, is the United Kingdom, which since January 1, 2021 is officially outside the EU ".