Browse Data and Analysis

In 2020, Portugal imported $250 million worth of agricultural, fish and forestry products from the United States.

Over the past five years, Portuguese fruit production has improved its efficiency and evolved into a dynamic and advanced agricultural sector.

Similar to other consumers around the world, consumers in Portugal continue to adapt their lives and habits to the “new normal” under the COVID-19 pandemic.

The lockdown and social distancing measures brought on by COVID-19 heavily impacted the Portuguese food service sector.

The food and beverage manufacturing industry is one of the key sectors of Portuguese economy.

In 2019, the number of large-sized commercial establishments selling food amounted to 1,747 units, with a turnover of $16,1 billion and 83,228 employees.

In 2019, total catches of fishery products were valued at $361 million. The steady growth of total national catches over the last few years is driven, among other factors, by domestic consumption.

Portugal started 2021 with National Lockdown measures fighting to control its worst wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Portugal is divided into 14 main wine producing regions. Portuguese wine production for Marketing Year 2020/21 is estimated to drop three percent to 6.3 million hectoliters due to unstable weather...

On January 1, 2021, Portugal took over the Council of the EU rotating presidency. This report provides an overview of the Presidency’s priorities for the next six months.

High input costs, stiff competition from imports combined with water limitations explains the decline in area planted to rice in Portugal.

While it is still the second largest grower of genetically engineered (GE) corn in Europe, Portugal’s area planted to genetically engineered corn continues to decline.