Greek agricultural production has placed the country in one of the first places worldwide in regards to product exports. According to the President of the Panhellenic Exporters Association, Christina Sakellaridis who spoke at an event of the Ministry of Rural Development “the Greek agricultural sector accounts for 29% of the value of Greek exports (excluding oil).” It is significant that almost one-third of the top 100 Greek exportable products are directly associated with the agricultural sector and primary production of the country.
Greece is in the first place worldwide in exports of fish farming, such as sea bream and sea bass. It is third in the world in the production of olive oil, kiwifruit and crocus (saffron). Furthermore, it takes fifth place in asparagus exports and fifteenth place in exports of dairy products.
Moreover, Greek is among the top 10 countries that produce and export cotton, despite the significant decline in production that occurred in recent years. Our country is currently exporting more than 100 PDO products (Protected Designation of Origin or Protected Geographical Indication). These products, such as feta and mastic are unique and only produced within Greece.
Some of Greece’s key competitors in agricultural exports in the EU and the OECD are Spain and Italy, accounting for nearly one-third (31.2%) of the overall competition. Meanwhile, Turkey is emerging as one of Greece’s main competitors in agricultural products. The neighboring country occupies the sixth position worldwide and it accounts for 3.4% of Greece’s competition.
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