Wheat crisis, pasta factories alarm: "There is no wheat and prices will rise"

2021-09-10T07:45:31.829Z

For those like us Italians who put pasta at the center of their diet, a difficult future lies ahead. The alarm was raised by the CEO of the pasta factory La Molisana who in an interview with the sun 24 hours outlines a difficult scenario for the producers of pasta and flour. "Between March and May we will not have enough wheat to make pasta. The heart of the problem is in Canada - explains Giuseppe Ferro in an interview with 'Il Sole 24 Ore' - which is by far the first producer of durum wheat in the world and that this year produced 3.5 million tons instead of the usual 6.5 ". Ferro says that we are already witnessing a hoarding rush: "Not even during the war was there a shortage of grain." The point is that wheat "can be stored for a year or even two, but semolina only lasts a month".The repercussions on prices can already be seen. The increase falls "on everyone, from millers to consumers", explains the CEO. "I know that Lidl has already increased the price of pasta by 10 cents - he adds - and I expect that well before Christmas everyone will expect increases of between 15 and 20 cents per package".