Tridge summary
The Italian chestnut sector is predicted to have a good production season in 2022, despite potential impacts from summer droughts. However, the industry faces challenges such as the need to protect national products from foreign production and to defend its position as a major exporter while importing half of its raw material. The future of the industry includes the production of Japanese hybrid plants for processing, but the sector must focus on quality to compete in a potential market of hyper-production.
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On the eve of the 2022 campaign, the forecasts coming from the chestnut sector are decidedly positive. At the production level, in fact, there should be a real boom, albeit with sizes on average lower than the norm due to the great summer drought. However, several issues to be resolved also remain on the table, starting with the protection of the national product. Taking stock of the situation is Ivo Poli, president of the National Chestnut City Association, who explains: "This year it seems that the old proverb has been contradicted Vintage of grapes, not vintage of chestnuts. In fact, 2022 should be satisfactory for both wine and chestnuts. From the information we have, the harvest will start slightly late, since the high temperatures of the summer have caused some suffering to the plants. In fact, when it is very hot, curls slow down their development and fall out later. Also, they will probably struggle to make three chestnuts per hedgehog, maybe there will only be two, and ...
Source: Myfruit
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