Puglia, durum wheat: harvest far below expectations

Published 2020년 6월 15일

Tridge summary

The 2020 durum wheat harvest in Puglia, Italy is projected to see a significant decrease in production, potentially dropping by over 60% in some areas due to winter drought and late March frosts. These climatic conditions have led to lower yields in the Tavoliere, the primary production region. The decrease in production, coupled with increased expenses due to the pandemic, is expected to drive up prices, which could be remunerative for producers. Concerns have been raised about the risk of wild imports and speculation in the market.

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In Puglia a week after the beginning of the threshing of durum wheat, the first real estimates on the 2020 harvest arrive and there are no numbers to frame: "We are forced, in spite of ourselves, to review even optimistic estimates on the eve of the threshing - says Michele Ferrandino , president of the CIA Italian farmers of Foggia - We had conservatively assumed a 20-30% drop in the production of durum wheat. But apparently it could drop to over 60% in some areas of the province of Foggia ". The provincial president of Cia Capitanata thus announces the new evidence in the light of the first threshing operations of durum wheat in the areas of Lucera, Troia, Manfredonia, San Severo and other neighboring areas in the Tavoliere, the main production center of durum wheat in Italy and leader national in production. In these areas are the most suitable soils for durum wheat, but the yields per hectare are lower than the zonal averages of more than 30 - 40% and with peaks of 60% and ...

Source: Agronotizie