Question by Bizzotto (Lega) to the EU Commission on the obligation to label the origin of rabbit meat to protect Made in Italy production

Published 2021년 1월 19일

Tridge summary

The article highlights concerns raised by the Coldiretti Treviso association of producers about the unfair pricing and speculation in the rabbit meat market in Italy. Despite consumer prices remaining steady at around 8-9 EUR per kilo, producers are only paid 1.2 EUR per kilo, which is not enough to cover production costs. This situation is attributed to both external competition from countries exporting cheap, possibly low-quality rabbit meat, and internal issues. The association is seeking improvements in the tracing of meat origins and stricter import controls to protect Italian producers. The European Commission has responded by expressing its intention to potentially extend origin labeling requirements to rabbit meat and by detailing existing controls and legal frameworks for food safety and traceability.
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Recently the association of producers Coldiretti Treviso has raised the alarm about the speculation on the prices of rabbit meat "Made in Italy". The Treviso cunicole farms - which represent the most productive province with 2.5 million out of 20 million heads produced in Italy - report strong distortions in the determination of the production price on the tunnel market. Although the consumer price is constant at around 8-9 EUR per kilo, producers are paid only 1.2 EUR / kilo, which does not even cover production costs, which is why many companies risk closure. This situation is also caused by unfair competition from countries, both European and non-European, which export rabbit meat below cost and of dubious quality to the Italian market. Considering that there are speculations on the prices of rabbit meat both in Veneto and in Emilia-Romagna, where the production of Italian rabbit is concentrated, and having taken note of the fact that regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011 has made ...
Source: Agricolae

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