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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11695

23 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 15
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
EU agri-food trade surplus of €18 billion over 12 months
Brussels, 22/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

For the 12-month period from November 2015 to October 2016, EU agri-food exports were worth €129.9 billion, an increase of 1.9% in value terms compared to the same period one year ago, according to the latest monthly report published by the European Commission on Thursday 22 December.

Since agri-food imports from third countries over those 12 months decreased slightly to €112 billion, the export surplus for the period increased to more than €18 billion, the Commission says.

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