Sicilian exports rise thanks to farming districts and wine
(AGI) Palermo, June 16 - Positive signals are coming fromSicily's exports, which witnessed considerable growth intypical manufacturing sectors last year, and could act as adriving force for the future. Industrial machinery rose by arecord 11.3 percent in 2014 while the agrofood sector climbed3.8 percent, mainly boosted by the performance of farmingdistricts, especially those for cherry tomatoes in Ragusa andSiracusa, fruit and vegetables in Catania and wines inAgrigento, Palermo and Trapani. These districts were created afew years ago in response to the crisis and in 2013 theyexported products worth more than