Chestnuts in Italy: We are moving towards hyper-production
Chestnut Kernel
Italy
Published Sep 27, 2022
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On the eve of the 2022 campaign, the forecasts coming from the chestnut sector are decidedly positive. At the production level, in fact, there should be a real boom, albeit with sizes on average lower than the norm due to the great summer drought. However, several issues to be resolved also remain on the table, starting with the protection of the national product. Taking stock of the situation is Ivo Poli, president of the National Chestnut City Association, who explains: "This year it seems that the old proverb has been contradicted Vintage of grapes, not vintage of chestnuts.
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In fact, 2022 should be satisfactory for both wine and chestnuts. From the information we have, the harvest will start slightly late, since the high temperatures of the summer have caused some suffering to the plants. In fact, when it is very hot, curls slow down their development and fall out later. Also, they will probably struggle to make three chestnuts per hedgehog, maybe there will only be two, and the sizes should be smaller than normal. In any case, we expect a good year throughout Italy. Even from a commercial point of view, things could turn out well. If all the chestnut festivals that are normally scheduled throughout the peninsula are organized, about 50% of the fresh product will be absorbed by these events ”. But some problems remain on the table. “One issue - Poli specifies - is the protection of the national product. In the absence of PDO or PGI designations of origin, there are some varieties typical of the national territory that are produced abroad, then perhaps ...
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