Italy: In Sardinia, the production of industrial tomatoes collapses by 40%

The production of industrial tomatoes in Sardinia collapses by 40%. High prices and foreign competition are making its production uneconomical. Already at historic lows last year with about 330 hectares cultivated for a production of about 400,000 quintals of tomatoes - the one extended for preserves - this year a 40% less production has been planned, drastically reducing the product made in Sardinia. About 30 years ago Sardinia produced around 700 thousand quintals. Expensive prices and competition “The high price unfortunately decides our cultivation plan – says Giuseppe Onnis, president of Coldiretti Samassi and producer of industrial tomatoes -. In Sardinia, although there is no structured supply chain, it still works thanks to a relationship consolidated over the years based on trust and mutual respect between farmers and Casar which closes the supply chain with transformation and sale. In fact, this year too – he underlines – it has not held back in the face of the ...