Casablanca – Casablanca welcomes until tomorrow a delegation of Lombardy companies active in agri-food sector set up by the Milan Chamber of Commerce via its special company Promos. Between Lombardy and Morocco trade was worth over €300 million in the first nine months of 2015. While Lombardy exports fall (-13%), imports grow (+ 31%), and the agri-food sector alone represents more than a third of imports (36.6%), for a 12.5% increase and a total worth of over €21 million. In particular, the most imported food products are processed and conserved fish and shellfish (78% of the sector’s total, +12.8% compared to 2014), but also meats and meat products (7.5%, +9,4%) and fruit and vegetables (6.6%, + 49%). Lombard exports concern mainly machinery (20%), chemical products (18%) and textiles (12%). The Milan province is the most active in the trade, concentrating 39.4% of all exchanges, for a total value of about €124 million. Brescia comes in second with €42 million, followed by Bergamo with €36 million, and Varese with €27.5 million. Como, fifth with almost €26 million, reported a significant increase in trade: + 24.7%, mainly related to imports, which grew by 40.4%. Mantova is specialized in the import of meat, while Como, Milan and Varese in that of fish and shellfish. Milan also imports fruits and vegetables, while Sondrio exports mainly sugar, chocolate, coffee, spices and condiments. (9Colonne)
