New Record in Agricultural Exports

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: January 21, 2012; 12:30 ♦ (Vindobona)

In 2011, Austrian food exports exceeded € 9.0bn for the first time.

New Record in Agricultural Exports / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The Austrian agricultural sector and the food industry registered a new record in food exports, which totaled € 9.0bn in 2011.In 2010, exports of € 7.8bn were observed. According to the CEO of AMA (Agricultural Market Austria), Stephan Mikinovic, this is an increase by 16.1%. This is mainly due to the strong growth rate in exports to Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. Mikinovic…