(ANSA) - Milan, October 1 - Italian beer exports rose 3.5%
in 2014 over the previous year, according to a report by the
national beer producers' association Assobirra presented at
Milan Expo Thursday.
Europe represented the largest market for Italian beer
exports, at 1.67 million hectolitres, or 76.2% of the total.
Within Europe, the lion's share went to Britain, with over
one million hectolitres exported, followed by the Netherlands
with 115,000 hectolitres, France with 90,000 and Germany with
33,000.
Outside Europe, the United States market imported 162,000
hectolitres of Italian beer and Australia over 40,000.