Emilia Lamonaca

Nov 6, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Fabio G. Santeramo |Emilia Lamonaca

Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a global economic crisis and was responsible for significant pressures on agricultural markets, including the fruit and vegetable (F&V) sector. During the pandemic, the volume of F&V trade between countries in the Mediterranean region collapsed by around 20–30 percentage points. The slowdown has been particularly pronounced in trade relationships between the European Union (EU) and south-eastern Mediterranean countries.