Frost brings Italian fruit production to its knees

The frost has halved fruit and vegetable production, especially in summer, in many areas of our country. Apricots, peaches and nectarines, strawberries, cherries but also kiwis are the products that have suffered the most from the cold wave and there is fear of apples and pears. The production in the North of tomatoes, courgettes, peppers and various vegetables was also compromised, as Coldiretti reports. Also vines and olive trees are suffering. Temperatures are expected to rise, but the damage count has already begun. “These returns of cold and frost are quite frequent in the Easter period - underlines Domenico Paschetta, president of Ortofruit Italia-. During the night we recorded almost winter temperatures: this is a bit anomalous also because it comes after a week with temperatures that touched thirty degrees. In our area, in the Cuneo area, we recorded minus 6 degrees. This has irreparably damaged the flower ”. Companies have equipped themselves with various solutions. "By ...