Italy: Lean season for the Castagna del Monte Amiata PGI

Lean season for Castagna del Monte Amiata PGI, as is happening in the chestnut sector throughout Italy. Taking stock of the situation with myfruit.it is Roberto Ulivieri himself, president of the Association for the valorization of Castagna del Monte Amiata PGI. “On the eve – explains Ulivieri – we expected low production, but not at these levels. During the month of September, several urchins have effectively disappeared, so we find ourselves dealing with a year where we will harvest, on average, less than 50% compared to the norm, with peaks that will even exceed 70 percent ”. The start of the season is also late. “There are very few – continues Ulivieri – who have already started collecting. In fact, the 2023 campaign will only come to life during the next weekend. The adverse weather events of last spring, on balance, had a heavy impact on this situation, postponing the harvesting moment and, above all, affecting the productivity of the plants. We also suffered some ...