New Record in Agricultural Foreign Trade

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: October 6, 2011; 15:46 ♦ (Vindobona)

The first half of 2011 brought double-digit growth rates in all product categories. Exports to Hungary increased by 43%, making it the number three buyer country.

New Record in Agricultural Foreign Trade / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Exports of Austrian agricultural products showed a clear upward trend from January to June 2011. Their total amount increased by 21.2% to € 4.5bn in the reporting period, Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA) reported on Thursday. Assuming that the positive development will continue in the second half of the year, AMA is confident that the € 9bn mark will be surpassed in 2011 and that the trade…