2007: consumes drop- bread (-6,3%), wine (-4,6%), oil (-1,7%)

In 2007 the consumes dropped for bread ( -6,3%), greens (-4,2%), pasta (-2,6%), fruit (-2,5%), vegetables (-4,2%) and wine (-4,6%). Instead expenses increased 1,2%, reaching almost € 50 milliard. The world of agriculture launched this news based on data collected by ISMEA-AC NIELSEN. On the whole the food consumes dropped of about 0,7%. The consume of bovine meat fell 3,1% and pork meat lost 1,1%. Fish had a 0,8% drop while butter recorded a decrease of 3,6%. Wine dropped 4,6% consume but sparkling wine lost 17,1% sales and beer suffered a 4,1% drop. Milk sales resist this negative trend (+0,5%) together with cheese (+0,1%). But Dop- products are decreasing their sales (-2%), particularly Grana Padano (-4,3%) and Parmigiano Reggiano (-1,98%). Vice versa some products did not record this negative period: the poultry meat ( +3,8%): yogurt (+3,8%), fourth and fifth range vegetables and fruit (+2,2%), eggs (+4,2%), mineral water (+1,6%) and the extra virgin olive oil (+1,8%). The olive oil, instead, recorded a 1,7% drop and the seed oils had a 5,6% drop. "The Italians -is said- tried to spare some money for food in 2007 and this trends seems to be confirmed for the first months of 2008. The highest percentage of people limiting food expenses -the survey reveals- is among retired people, especially people aged over 55 (the number increases for people over 70). And among people earning low salaries, between € 1400 and € 1600 a month.