Austria's Agricultural Exports Continued to Rise in 2010

People ♦ Published: March 19, 2011; 11:26 ♦ (Vindobona)

Ministry of Agriculture: "Success of export initiative and focus on quality of domestic agriculture”.

Austria's Agricultural Exports Continued to Rise in 2010 / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to preliminary figures from Statistics Austria, the value of exports increased to € 7.75bn in 2010, 8.3% more (or € 597m than in 2009. The all-high value of 2008 could not be reached again after the crisis, but growth during 2010 was continuous. The declines incurred since the end of 2008 have been overcome.

"This is a clear success for local farmers with their…