20% of the tomatoes were lost in the South of Italy

20% of the tomato in the South has been lost due to the scorching heat and the paralysis of transport that are causing the product to rot in the field, putting at risk a supply chain of excellence of Made in Italy which exports just under 2 billion euros pummarola, puree and sauces all over the world. The alarm was raised by Coldiretti with the absence of trucks available to transport billions of kilos of canned tomatoes to the processing industries just as the heat besieges the peninsula with temperatures reaching 50 degrees. Compared to last year, in fact - Coldiretti underlines - suddenly lacked the means and drivers necessary to transfer the harvest to the processing plants in Campania and Puglia, without, however, being able to trace the reasons yet. The fear is that behind the difficulties - adds Coldiretti - there may also be speculative maneuvers to lower the prices paid to farmers, which risk ending up below production costs. It is no coincidence that some processing ...