Camilla Laureti· S&D

Nuanced

Wine is the third largest sector in terms of exports.

Omissions

• The claim omits the critical specification that wine is the third largest sector within the agri-food category specifically, not the third largest export sector in the entire EU economy
• The speaker did not specify the time period or data source, which would help contextualize the claim
• The wine sector represented 7.3% of total EU agri-food export value in 2024 according to official EU monitoring data

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Agriculture and Rural Development (Wine sector page)Wine is the third largest EU agri-food sector in terms of exports with 7.3% of agri-food value exported in 2024