Export indicator for the food industry: rising costs,
Supply chain bottlenecks and war in Ukraine delay recovery
Export climate (PHOTO)
Berlin (ots) – After a recovery in 2021, the mood of the
export of the food industry in 2022 taking into account the
economic and political uncertainty again put a brake on them.
This was the result of the IV Foreign Trade Seminar of the Agricultural and
Joint study of the food industry “BVE-AFC export indicator
2022″ of the Federal Association of the German Food Industry and the AFC
management consulting.
The assessment of the business situation, which has stagnated at the level of the previous year, and
Significantly more pessimistic business expectations on food exports also contributed
less than 15 percentage points with respect to the previous year and a balance of
a total of 7 percentage points to a significant decline in export climate. That
The pre-crisis level of 2019 was 37 percentage points
omitted.
The export business is an important pillar for the food industry
additional growth in addition to the saturated main sales market of Germany
To generate. Therefore, the export and development of new sales markets in
abroad is of particular importance to the industry. In the last 12 months it was
however, one in two companies (47 percent) with export barriers in
selected target markets. The main reasons for this are in
political or economic crises (35%), as well as bureaucratic obstacles
(20%) to search. A look into the future also remains cautious:
Two out of three companies (63 percent) plan based on the
world economic situation in the next 12 months without new markets
open. In 2019, only 38 percent of companies said this.
“Only open agricultural and food markets with diversified supply chains
ensure global food security in times of crisis. it is consequently
fatal when companies withdraw from international trade,
therefore it urgently needs measures to stabilize the international order.
This requires the conclusion of trade agreements with strategically important markets.
but also a successful reform of the WTO and
create fair competitive conditions for global agricultural trade
decisive. Protectionist measures such as the introduction of punitive tariffs
or other tariff and non-tariff barriers are like
reject the interruption of commercial relations”, sums up Stefanie Sabet,
General Director of the Federal Association of the German Food Industry.
The survey also asked companies about the topic “Challenges in
international supply chains” surveyed, with 89 percent of
Manufacturers declared that they were able to export in the last 12 months
Having been constrained by bottlenecks in the supply chain. “Minor
transportation capacities” (26%), “raw material bottlenecks” (25%) and “bottlenecks in
packaging materials” (22%) were identified as the main causes: “The
recent years and its crises have shown more than clearly that this
The system of global supply chains that has worked for decades is beginning to falter
advised. Everyone involved along the food value chain must agree
wonder if a ‘keep it up’ for the future is logical or if it is
It’s time to break new ground. Challenges along supply chains
can only be done together with all business stakeholders,
Politics and science can be resolved in a cooperative approach. business
The food industry should review single sourcing strategies
are operable in the long term. The current turning point offers the impetus
To diversify supply chains and thus reduce dependencies.
Requirements for product integrity and resilient supply chains must be part
of transformation to minimize supply chain bottlenecks in the future,”
recommends Anselm Elles, managing partner of AFC.
The current survey also asked about the most important sales markets.
The industry. Expectations of the EU markets and third countries fell
inconsistent. The industry is particularly promising in the EU markets
of export to the Netherlands, France and Belgium growth. In the
third country markets, growth expectations were only for Switzerland
specified, while manufacturers in particular in the countries of Russia, China and
anticipate falling sales in the UK.
The export indicator of the German food industry is a format for monitoring the
export barometer and is carried out by the AFC consultancy on behalf of the BVE
created management consulting.
The export indicator for the German food industry is based on a
Resolution of the German Bundestag financed by the Federal Ministry of
food and agriculture.
Press contact:
Federal Association of the German Food Industry (BVE)
numeric oliver
Head of press and public relations
Telephone: +49 175 437 1721
Email: mailto:[email protected]
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OTS: Federal Association BVE d. german food industry
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