Italy's sparkling wine exports to US jumped in November ahead of possible tariffs
Italy's sparkling wine exports to US jumped in November ahead of possible tariffs
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 22, 2025

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 22, 2025

MILAN (Reuters) - Exports of Italian sparkling wine such as prosecco to the U.S. surged by a record amount in November before possible tariffs on the sector, the latest available data from industry group Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) showed on Wednesday.
Export volumes grew 41% in November, compared with a 19.5% growth in the first 11 months of the year overall, according to the industry body.
The UIV said there had been a "sudden rush to stockpile" in anticipation of possible duties on imported goods to be imposed by President Donald Trump, who took office on Monday. UIV said such an increase sets a record for the month of November.
Exports of Italian bottled still wines increased by 17% in November, UIV data showed.
"With an export value that will exceed 1.9 billion euros ($2 billion) in 2024, the United States accounts for 24% of Italian wine exports," UIV's chairman Lamberto Frescobaldi said in a statement.
Trump has vowed to hit the European Union and other countries with tariffs in response to their trade surpluses with the U.S. ($1 = 0.9599 euros)
(Reporting by Elisa Anzolin; Editing by Keith Weir)