(ANSA) – CAGLIARI, MARCH 18 – “Following the road transport block on March 14, the general situation of Sardinian agriculture has become unsustainable and is causing huge losses to the sector of rapidly perishable fresh products”. This was denounced, in this first week of agitation that blocked all the ports of the island, by Cia-Agricoltori Italiani, which estimates 15 million euros in damages for the regional fruit and vegetables and for the 2,500 companies in the sector (overall 7,200 hectares), 80% represented by artichokes. “The protests of the trucks to contest the unsustainable increase in the price of fuels are added to all the serious problems of Sardinian agriculture, which, compared to the rest of the peninsula, is experiencing a condition of serious exceptionality – explains the organization – The explosive situation risks, in fact, to undermine an agricultural system that pays for one of the worst climatic seasons in recent years, with the cancellation of many crops in the first half of 2022 “.
“The road transport block is added to the heavy increases in raw materials, fertilizers and energy products, which are seriously compromising the stability of the regional primary sector. In particular, the livestock sector is also in desperate conditions and needs immediate intervention – adds the Confederation – Due to trade restrictions due to the war, there is a worrying shortage in the supply of feed for farms and many companies are at risk of closing or slaughtering their animals.
The national president of the CIA, Dino Scanavino, requests urgent intervention from the Government to promptly resolve the emergency: “It is also essential to establish a protection corridor that allows the transfer – in and out of Sardinia – of agri-food products, in especially the perishable ones and the animal feed essential for the survival of the farms “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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