Ice Cream in Greece Among Europe’s Costliest

Ice cream in Greece is among Europe’s most expensive reaching 3.7 euros per liter, according to data for 2023 released this week by Eurostat.

More specifically, Greece was in the Top 3 countries where ice cream was the costliest last year.

Leading the way with the priciest ice cream in the EU was Austria, with a liter going for an average price of 7.7 euros, followed by Hungary at 4.8 euros per liter and in third place Greece. The cheapest ice cream was found in Germany, at 1.8 euros per liter, followed by Lithuania (1.9 euros per liter), and the Czech Republic (2.0 euros per liter). Germany was also the largest ice cream producer in 2023 yielding 612 million liters, followed by France (568 million liters), and Italy (527 million liters).

Compared to 2022, ice cream in the EU last year cost 30 cents more per liter with total production dropping by 1.4% to 3.2 billion liters from 3.3 billion liters. Spain was the only country to see an increase in ice cream production to 402 million liters in 2023.

Earlier this summer, a scoop of ice cream in Greece cost between 3 to 4 euros up by as much as 25% in some cases compared to last year. According to ELSTAT data for June 2024, the price of ice cream increased by 3.5% compared to previous months.

Meanwhile, family size ice creams at Greek super markets are currently selling for about 8 euros per liter with some premium varieties going for as much as 25 euros per liter.

Overall, according to ELSTAT data, the price of ice cream in the EU increased by nearly 12% in 2023, particularly in the summer months.

Lastly, in 2023, EU countries exported 261 million kg of ice cream to non-EU countries, valued at a total of 1.04 billion euros. Ice cream imports came to 56 million kg worth 217 million euros.

Source: tovima.com