Italian wheat, 2024 production will be the lowest in the last 10 years

Published 2024년 5월 16일

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Italy is set to see a significant decrease in its durum wheat production, with an 11% drop to less than 1.2 million hectares, leading to an estimated production of below 3.5 million tonnes, the lowest in a decade. This decline is primarily due to severe drought conditions, particularly in Southern Italy, which has resulted in substantial production losses. Additionally, the influx of cheaper wheat from abroad, notably Russia and Turkey, has exacerbated the situation, further reducing incentives for Italian farmers to cultivate wheat. In contrast, global durum wheat production is expected to rebound by 10% due to increased yields in major producing countries like Canada, the United States, Russia, and Turkey. Meanwhile, Italy's soft wheat production for bread and industrial uses is projected to slightly increase by 1.4%, and barley cultivation has decreased by 8%.

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The production of Italian durum wheat, an essential ingredient for producing pasta, will fall below 3.5 million tonnes this year, the lowest in the last 10 years. The forecasts, one month from the start of the first threshing, come from the Italian Agricultural Consortiums and Coldiretti. According to their calculations, in our country the areas cultivated with durum wheat have reduced by 11% compared to 2023, falling below 1.2 million hectares, with peaks of -17% in the areas of Central and Southern Italy, where it comes from. approximately 90% of the national harvest. The fault for this decline is primarily the drought, which reduced the production of durum wheat in Puglia with decreases of between 20 and 30%, while in some areas of Sicily it reached peaks of -70%. According to the Coldiretti, however, would also be responsible for unfair competition from abroad, which caused wheat prices to collapse and, consequently, pushed fewer farmers to sow wheat, which is now less ...

Source: Ilsole24ore.com