Tomatoes production ends earlier and starts later in Italy

The Lazio tomato campaign ends earlier than expected. The heat of September and October that accompanied the production brought forward the harvesting phase, determined lower yields and at the same time favored the proliferation of harmful insects such as the silver spider mite. The season does not look rosy even for winter, with the rather high energy costs of the greenhouses which will lead to delays in new transplants. We talked about it with Silvestro Ferro, head of the Op Copla of Fondi, associated with the Aop Csc Lazio. "Production is coming to an end and we cannot hide that it was a campaign full of problems, which also penalized autumn transplants due to the high temperatures". The heat of late summer and early autumn in fact led to an earlier ripening of the fruit which will end the season earlier. “If last year the harvest continued until January, this year we expect to conclude around December 8th”, explains Ferro. "The harvest ends not only because of the heat, but ...