Chillies made in Italy defeated by Chinese competition at bargain prices

Published 2021년 2월 1일

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Italian chili pepper farmers are facing a challenge due to cheap Chinese imports that are not meeting sanitary standards. Italy imports two-thirds of its chili pepper needs from external sources, particularly China, Egypt, and Turkey. However, the quality of imported chili peppers is compromised by the use of preservatives, and Chinese imports are significantly cheaper despite requiring more labor in Italy. The farmers are advocating for the creation of denominations of territorial origin to guarantee quality, traceability, and healthiness, which would meet the demand of the food industry and encourage extended cultivation.

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A gastronomic symbol of our country, the national chili pepper is under attack from Chinese competition, whose producers are landing on our market at bargain prices, up to five times less. The complaint comes from CIA farmers, worried by dumping but also by the sanitary standards that the made in China product does not always respect. Historically, the national production of chili peppers is not able to meet the demand of our kitchens, so much so that Italy has always imported two thirds of its needs from extra-EU markets: Egypt and Turkey in the lead, but also China. The biggest problem of this cultivation, which in our country is specialized only in rare cases, is linked to the prices, which are not uncompetitive with respect to those of the countries from which it is imported. If in Italy from 10 kilos of fresh chilli pepper you get 1 kilo of dried product, ground into a 100% pure powder and marketable for 15 euros, the analogue produced by China has a cost of only 3 euros, and ...

Source: Ilsole24ore.com