The crisis for plum tree in Italy is to overcome with innovation

It is a crisis this year for the plum tree in Italy, between production difficulties and consumption that has never taken off. The contraction in production is due to an inadequate seasonal climatic trend, exceptional rainfall and the presence of disabling diseases for plants (phytoplasmas, viruses and bacteria in the first place). While the contraction in consumption is due to a structural crisis in the sector, which today offers a product far from the needs and tastes of the consumer. The plum appears old and dated and the innovations introduced have not yet affected the interest of the customer and that of the producer. Here is the state of the art of plum cultivation in Italy and its market. Based on data from the Cso Italy of Ferrara, the Italian surfaces are about 13 thousand hectares for a production of just over 200 thousand tons (for an internal consumption of about 65 thousand tons). The largest volumes are produced in Emilia Romagna (on average 37% in the three-year ...