The volume of flat fish exported by Italy in 2020 was 482 metric tonnes. In 2019 Italy exported 438 tonnes of flat fish. Across 2019 alone, the market for Italy flat fish (fish category) has reduced, with a change of -12.4 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, flat fish's exports reduced by -5.4% bringing the country US$1.62m for the year 2019. Italy's flat fish exports are categorised as:
- Frozen flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (excluding halibut, plaice, sole and turbot) (HS code 030339)
- Fresh or chilled flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Catharidae" (excluding halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus and Hippoglossus stenolepis", plaice "Pleuronectes platessa", sole "Solea spp." and turbot "Psetta maxima") (HS code 030229)
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Italia pesce piatto export values
In 2019, Italy sold flat fish valued at 1.62m USD, a surge of 16.97% from 2018's total flat fish export of 1.385m USD. The yearly growth in value of Italy flat fish between 2017 to 2018 was -4.811 pc.
The yearly change in the amount of Italy's flat fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.4 pc in comparison to a variation of -12.4% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Italy's share of the world's total flat fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 19 in world exports of flat fish.
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Export markets for Italia pesce piatto ( in '000$ )
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Import/Export Trends
Italy is a net importer of flat fish. The annual growth of Italy flat fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was 33%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 42%, per annum.
Italy bought 1,443 tonnes of flat fish in 2019.
