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OPPORTUNITY FINDER
Prodeca offers the agri-food sector of Catalonia an Agri-Food Valuation Tool (EVA). It is a free online search engine to identify export opportunities and define potential world markets for the agri-food sector and each of its products.
The aim is to provide Catalan agri-food companies with valuable data for strategic decision-making related to internationalisation.
It is a tailor-made innovative tool for the agri-food industry in response to needs and demands in the sector and to boost competitiveness.
What information can you find?
MARKETS
potential markets to export a product
GENERAL INFO
on the market (GDP, population, size, density)
MAIN SUPPLIERS
of the market
IMPORT TRENDS
on the market (Catalan, worldwide) in value and volume
MARKET SHARE OF CATALONIA
Catalonia's medium- and long-term potential
CONSUMER PROFILE
total expenditure, expenditure on food, etc.
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS INDEX
Ease of doing business, market risk and business climate
TRANSPORTATION TIME
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
TARIFF
INFORMATION
HELPDESK
Do you have queries about how to export your product?
Prodeca also has an email helpdesk that replies to all queries within 48 hours
El Catalan agri-food sector, driver of the Catalan economy
The agri-food sector generates €38.2 Bn in turnover, equivalent to 16.28% of Catalonia’s GDP, and directly employs 164,372 people. This makes it the region’s largest sector of the economy..
It comprises 57,423 agricultural holdings, 3,922 food and drink industries, and 436 establishments in the agri-food auxiliary industry.
The meat sector is the largest processed food sub-sector representing 32% of turnover volume, followed by fine food (30%), vegetable oils (9%), wine (7%), fruit and vegetables (4%), cereals and mill grain products (2%), and fish and seafood (1%).
The food and drink industry in Catalonia accounts for 23% of the sector turnover in Spain.
NEWS FROM SECTOR
11.23.22
Raúl Gisbert, finalist of the European Young Chef Award
Trondheim (Norway) hosted the final of the European Young Chef Award on November 12, which included the participation of chef Raúl Gisbert. The Catalan representative was not able to win the final, but his dish, "Reinterpretation of vermouth", was highly rated for the variety of aromas and flavors.
09.12.22
The Catalan product is presented in Singapore
Singapore hosted two of the most important food and beverage fairs in Southeast Asia from September 5 to 8, the Prowine Singapore and FHA Food & Beverage 2022, in which Catalan products were the main characters.
07.26.22
The Festival ‘Catalonia in Mexico’ promotes more than 100 gourmet products from 23 Catalan companies
The Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Mexico, El Palacio de Hierro, and Prodeca have joined forces to celebrate the "Festival of Catalonia in Mexico " under the slogan "Catalonia, where food is culture" in different parts of the Central American country.