Italy: More checks at ports against unfair imports

“We must stop these unfair imports which burden our farmers who then suffer from lower prices. As Coldiretti, we continue to work positively for a wheat and pasta supply chain that leads to multi-year agreements between farmers and pasta factories for the right price. In this sense, the role of Cai-Consorzi Agrari d'Italia also becomes fundamental in countering speculation. Like Canadian wheat with glyphosate, the wave coming from Russia and Turkey also represents a great threat to our producers. We ask the Government for more controls at the ports to protect the real Made in Italy". This was declared by the president of Coldiretti Ettore Prandini after the analysis by the Divulga study centre Agriculture. The EU prevents cultivation while China, Russia, India and Arabia aim for self-sufficiency and ...