In 2023, Italian food and wine exports surged to a historic peak, reaching an impressive 64 billion euros—an uptick of +6% compared to the previous year, as per Coldiretti, Italy’s foremost association of farmers and breeders.

However, the current zenith in the exports of Italy’s culinary treasures faces potential disruption due to navigation challenges arising from Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, particularly impacting the 3.8 billion euros worth of annual agri-food shipments to Asia.