Italian wheat production is expected to be reduced due to the drought
The perfect storm in food… At a time when Ukrainian wheat production or destroyed, Whether it ends up in Russia, or remains in Ukrainian warehouses, wheat production in Italy is expected to fall by 15% this year.
Italian wheat production is expected be reduced due to drought which has reduced crop yields across the country, the agricultural group Coldiretti announced today Sunday, increasing the neighboring country’s dependence on wheat imports.
The expected decline in wheat harvests in Western Europe, including Italy, is escalating pressure on the already tight global grain supply chain following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has pushed up prices as the two countries play a leading role. place in wheat production.
No problem there is not going to be in food security of Greece nor in its supply chain, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, two countries that are the most important exporters of cereals in the world, as assured to the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency by Ministry of Rural Development and Food but also from the market.
Greece in 2021 imported from Russia and Ukraine common wheat, maize and barley that represented 30% of total imports. “Our country is fortunate to be bordered by Bulgaria and Romania, from where there is a smooth import by ships and trucks. We also have imports of cereals from Serbia and sporadically from Russia and Kazakhstan “, said the president of the Association of Greek Traders of Cereals and By-Products and Animal Feed (SEEDYZ), Spyros Grigoratos.
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