Italy: Chestnuts 2020 shows a substantially favorable balance

Published 2020년 12월 3일

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Italy's chestnut production in 2020 is estimated to exceed 35 million kilograms, thanks to September's favorable weather, although this is a decrease from the past decade, with 20 million kilos lost. Campania is the leading region in production, followed by Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, which have seen increases, while Calabria, Lazio, and Piedmont have experienced declines. Italy is one of the primary chestnut producers, with fifteen products given European designation of origin. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the industry, especially affecting producers reliant on intermediaries.

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Chestnuts 2020 shows a substantially favorable balance. This was revealed by Coldiretti, who estimates a national production of over 35 million kilograms, thanks to a particularly favorable September. Numbers, however, far from the glories of the past, since "in a decade - reports Coldiretti - 20 million kilos have been lost". "Campania - continues the agricultural organization - is the first Italian production region with 13,800 hectares and has seen an increase of 20/30% on 2019. Tuscany is also doing well (first region in terms of number of DOP and IGP with five awards) and Emilia Romagna (+ 30%); Trentino drew even. With the red mark we find Calabria (-20 / 30%), Lazio which has more than six thousand companies in the sector (-20%) and Piedmont with 20% less for intensive production and, even, -40 / 50% for the traditional one ". “Italy - still points out Coldiretti - is still one of the main producers and boasts fifteen products with a designation of origin linked to chestnut ...

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