Sectors
The Catalan agri-food sector, driver of the Catalan economy
The agri-food sector generates a business volume of €43,088M, a figure equivalent to 19% of Catalonia’s GDP, and directly employs 177,031 workers. These data make it the country’s leading economic sector.
It comprises more than 57,000 agricultural holdings, 4,253 food and beverage industries and 658 companies in the agri-food auxiliary industry.
The meat sector is the leading processing sub-sector, followed by fine food, vegetable oils, wine, fruit and vegetables, cereals and milling, and fish and seafood.