EU: Weak competitive position in food and beverage industry

01 April 2016

The EU28 food and drink industry performed well on international trade indicators, unlike on indicators based on valued added. Overall, the EU28 has a weak competitive position in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, when compared with other large international producers such as USA and Canada.
The size and competitive position of the food and beverage industry vary between the member states. Even the top 10 largest countries remained weak compared with the international producers. That is the conclusion of the LEI Wageningen UR report ‘Competitiveness of the EU food industry’. The report compares the years 2003-2007 with the period 2008-2012 (News Item Wageningen UR, 1 March 2016).
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