Italy: There is still no agreement on prices for industrial tomato

From north to south it is not possible to find the right balance on how much to give to farmers. Besieged by the increase in production costs, companies have the opportunity to grow more, cutting supplies to processors by up to 30%. increases in commodity prices and the further impact of the war in Ukraine. Without an agreement on the price and with the sector stressed by the water crisis and market instability, Italian red gold has already lost 15% of the areas planted with tomatoes and is likely to reach up to 30%. It happens in the wake of the production records of 2021, but above all because farmers are trying to contain unsustainable production costs, by converting the land to safer and less expensive crops such as corn, sunflower and soybeans. Cia-Agricoltori Italiani, expresses "concern about the stalemate in price negotiations, both in the Center North and in the South, and urges mediation and responsibility between producers and industry, to help a sector close to the ...