Confagricoltura Rovigo: Corn, uncertainty for sowing at the end of March in Italy
Maize (Corn)
Italy
Regulation & Compliances
Market & Price Trends
Published Mar 16, 2024
Tridge summary
Corn sowing will begin in Polesine in a couple of weeks, but farmers are still uncertain what to do. The sharply decreasing prices, due to the invasion of Ukrainian products on the markets, and the increase in production costs are, in fact, lengthening the time needed for choices. “We are happy with this action to protect the European market, which includes soft wheat, corn, barley and oats in the automatic activation of the system of safeguard measures – underlines Lauro Ballani, president of Confagricoltura Rovigo -.
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Corn sowing will begin in Polesine in a couple of weeks, but farmers are still uncertain what to do. The sharply decreasing prices, due to the invasion of Ukrainian products on the markets, and the increase in production costs are, in fact, lengthening the time needed for choices, even if a glimmer of light has arrived from Europe: Parliament has voted in favor of activating safeguard measures in the event of further increases in imports from Ukraine. “We are happy with this action to protect the European market, which includes soft wheat, corn, barley and oats in the automatic activation of the system of safeguard measures – underlines Lauro Ballani, president of Confagricoltura Rovigo -. Thanks to the elimination of duties, in fact, arrivals of Ukrainian soft wheat in Italy quadrupled in 2023 compared to 2021 and corn imports tripled. The substantial exports of cereals to the EU have contributed to the lowering of prices paid to farmers, creating distortions within the community ...
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