Milan. Italy imports over €4 billion worth of processed and preserved fish about ten times more than it exports. Both imports and exports are on the rise + 10.5% and + 1.3% respectively. Naples is in first place with 2,269 companies (+ 1.6% in one year) followed by Rovigo with 2,157 (+1,1 %) in the fish industry, which accounts for more than 30,000 companies (+ 1.4%) in both production and trade. Then come Ferrara, Rome, and Venice. Lombardy exports amounted to €158 million euros in 2016, an increase of 12.6% from 2015. Processed and preserved fish come mainly from Como (81.4% of the regional total). Following are Brescia (6.4%), Milan (3.6%), and Lecco (1.7%). (9Colonne)
