Italy: + 51% costs for fruit in the cart

Published 2022년 5월 4일

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The Ukrainian conflict and rising energy prices have led to a significant increase in the cost of producing fruit in Italy, with horticulture seeing a 67% rise. This crisis is impacting both businesses and consumers, with fruit and vegetables being the first expenditure for many families. The sector, which employs 440,000 and generates a annual turnover of 15 billion euros, is also facing challenges such as extreme weather events, soaring energy costs, and increased packaging prices. Ettore Prandini, the president of Coldiretti, is calling for measures to reduce energy and production costs, supply chain agreements, fair prices, and investment in technology to combat climate change and protect biodiversity.

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War in Ukraine and energy price increases push the increase in current costs for the production of Italian fruit to + 51% but it even rises to 67% for horticulture with a traumatic impact on farms. This is what emerges from Coldiretti's analysis of Create data at the opening of Macfrut. Fruit & Veg Professional Show in Rimini at the Coldiretti Stand, Hall B5 - stand 075 with the presence of the national president Ettore Prandini. The crisis directly affects businesses and families with fruit and vegetables which is - underlines Coldiretti - the first item of expenditure for an average of over 105 euros per month, with a reversal of the trend in consumption which has decreased by 3% for a total quantity which dropped to 5.9 million tons last year. A worrying scenario for the national fruit and vegetable sector which - explains Coldiretti - guarantees Italy 440 thousand jobs, equal to 40% of the total in agriculture, with a turnover of 15 billion euros per year between fresh and ...

Source: Coldiretti