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Italy: Cuneo Igp chestnut, ready for take-off

Chestnut Kernel
Italy
Published Dec 22, 2021

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Also in the Cuneo area, this year, chestnut cultivation has marked the pace, a bit like in the rest of Italy. However, there are very good prospects for the future, starting as early as next year. Domenico Sacchetti, president of Asprofrut Piemonte, makes an initial assessment of 2021 and also offers a perspective. content between 30 and 40% compared to a normal year. The price, however, has always remained at satisfactory levels, reaching over 4 euros per kilo for wholesale ". The causes of this drop in production, for Sacchetto, are essentially due to two factors. "It was not only the summer drought that influenced this situation - reports the president of Asprofrut - but also the late frosts of last spring, which also put a strain on the chestnut groves". The good news, however, is that the production of Castagna di Cuneo IGP could soon take off, after the difficult years of the gall wasp and the poor harvest this year. "The emergence of the wasp - continues Sacchetto - is ...
Source: Myfruit
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