Italy: Chestnuts in Montecreto are excellent in quality but the volume dropped by 40%

Also in Montecreto (Modena), as in several other parts of the Modena Apennines, the production of chestnuts this year marks a marked decline compared to the previous year. The mayor himself, Leandro Bonucchi, takes stock of the situation on the eve of the Chestnut Festival to be held next Saturday and Sunday in the town center. “Our municipal area - explains the mayor - is almost 70% covered by chestnut trees. Many of these are centuries-old and some, including those we have in the Chestnut Park in the center of the town, date back to four or five hundred years ago. This year the harvest marks a sharp decline in production compared to last year, for a percentage that is around 40%. The quality, however, remains excellent ". And Montecreto, moreover, wants to preserve this chestnut vocation. "We are part of the Città del Castagno circuit - continues Bonucchi - and we have been collaborating for some time with the University of Bologna, which has already carried out various research ...