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Production and structure
Production
(billion Euros)
Employees
Added value
(billion Euros)
Main sectors
(% of food industry production)
Estonia
0.6
20 000
0.2
Dairy products (29%)
beverages (18%)
meat (17%)
fish (14%)
Hungary
7.8
121 000
1.9
meat, poultry and fish (29%)
dairy products (11%)
fruit and vegetables (8%)
Latvia
0.8
27 000
-
dairy products (20%)
meat (14%)
fish (12%)
other food products (24%)
Poland
21.1
404 000
5.3
meat (21%)
dairy products (16%)
beverages (14%)
other food products (21%)
Czech
Republic
7.3
145 000
-
meat (20.5%)
beverages (20%)
dairy products (16%)
other food products (24%)
Slovakia
2.44
46 000
0.4
beverages (20%)
meat (20%)
dairy products (16%)
other food products (22%)
Slovenia
2
20 000
0.4
meat (19%)
beverages (16%)
dairy products (14%)
other food products (20%)
Lithuania
1.3
44 000
0.3
dairy products (26%)
beverages (18%)
meat (11%)
other food products (19%)
Romania
4.5
198 000
1.8
beverages (31%)
meat (17%)
other food products (23%)
Bulgaria
1.5
92 000
0.3
beverages (26%)
meat (11%)
other food products (20%)
The category « other food products » comprises amongst others confectionary, biscuits and food preparations.
The importance of the food and drink industry in the economies of the CEECs
% of total industrial added value*
% of industrial jobs*
Share of food and drink in household consumption (%)**
Estonia
17
17
29
Hungary
14
13
21
Latvia
32
16
26
Poland
19
19
22
Czech
Republic
13
11
20
Slovakia
11
10
27
Slovenia
11
9
19
Lithuania
27
23
32
Romania
accession 2007
30
11.5
-
Bulgaria
accession 2007
25
17
-
Average CEECs
25
15
22
Average EU
11
12
13
*200O, IAMO Study (DG AGRI)
** 2002, Eurostat