Italy: The candidacy of the truffle protects a business worth 1/2 billion

The candidacy of the truffle as a World Heritage Site is an important step in defending a system marked by a special relationship with nature in a ritual rich in anthropological and cultural aspects that develops a business estimated at over half a billion euros in the suitable areas. This is what Coldiretti said in commenting on the positive opinion of the UNESCO world experts committee on the candidacy of the "Quarry and Truffle Hunt" for inclusion in the list of world heritage sites published on the Unesco website. The announcement takes place in a particular year due to the climatic conditions that have made the average price of the white truffle jump to 450 euros per hecto at the Alba truffle bag, a national reference point for the most precious tuber in Italy. . To raise the prices was the long period of drought that slowed the births of the precious tuber but hopefully now - underlines Coldiretti - in the positive effects of bad weather with non-stop rainfall from the ...