Coldiretti: from energy and climate an avalanche effect on Italian spending
2021-09-19T08:22:02.223Z
The jump in energy and fuel costs has an avalanche effect on Italian food spending in a country like Italy where 85% of goods travel by road. This is what Coldiretti affirms in underlining that bad weather that has cut the crops of some agricultural products such as durum wheat for pasta with the halving of the crops in Canada which is the main world producer and supplier of Italy. "The jump in pasta prices can be tackled with adequate planning that allows the production of national durum wheat to be increased in a situation in which Italy imports about 40% of the wheat it needs", according to Coldiretti. "To stop speculation and guarantee the availability of wheat and other agricultural products - underlines the association - it is necessary to work for supply chain agreements between agricultural and industrial companies with precise qualitative and quantitative objectives and fair prices that never fall below production costs. as required by the new law to combat unfair practices "." Italy - continues Coldiretti - is the second largest producer in the world with a quantity of 3.85 million tons but it is also the main importer because many industries instead of guaranteeing supplies with national product preferred to buy on the international market taking advantage of the low prices of the last decade ". Now - Coldiretti specifies - the situation has changed also under the pressure ofobligation to indicate on the label the origin of the wheat wanted by Coldiretti which has favored the boom of 100% Made in Italy pasta ". The Covid emergency - he continues - has also triggered a short circuit also in terms of transport costs with the increase in Maritime freight rates and container costs that have skyrocketed. The Italian logistics deficit weighs on this scenario due to the lack or total absence of infrastructure for freight transport which costs our country over 13 billion euros with a gap that penalizes the system national economy compared to other countries of the European Union, according to the analysis of the Centro Studi Divulga. Finally, the increase in the costs of packaging, from plastic to steel, weighs on the expenditure of Italians.from glass to wood and paper that affect different supply chains, from milk packages, to bottles for juices and purees, to nets for citrus fruits to enameled jars for legumes. The result is that, for example, when you buy puree at the supermarket you pay more for the packaging than for the tomato contained. In a 700 ml bottle of tomato puree sold on average at 1.3 euros, over half the value (53%), according to Coldiretti, is the margin of commercial distribution with promotions, 18% are the production costs industrial, 10% is the cost of the bottle, 8% is the value recognized for tomatoes, 6% for transport, 3% for the cap and the label and 2% for advertising.to nets for citrus fruits to enameled jars for legumes. The result is that, for example, when you buy puree at the supermarket you pay more for the packaging than for the tomato contained. In a 700 ml bottle of tomato puree sold on average at 1.3 euros, over half the value (53%), according to Coldiretti, is the margin of commercial distribution with promotions, 18% are the production costs industrial, 10% is the cost of the bottle, 8% is the value recognized for tomatoes, 6% for transport, 3% for the cap and the label and 2% for advertising.to nets for citrus fruits to enameled jars for legumes. The result is that, for example, when you buy puree at the supermarket you pay more for the packaging than for the tomato contained. In a 700 ml bottle of tomato puree sold on average at 1.3 euros, over half the value (53%), according to Coldiretti, is the margin of commercial distribution with promotions, 18% are the production costs industrial, 10% is the cost of the bottle, 8% is the value recognized for tomatoes, 6% for transport, 3% for the cap and the label and 2% for advertising.In a 700 ml bottle of tomato puree sold on average at 1.3 euros, over half the value (53%), according to Coldiretti, is the margin of commercial distribution with promotions, 18% are the production costs industrial, 10% is the cost of the bottle, 8% is the value recognized for tomatoes, 6% for transport, 3% for the cap and the label and 2% for advertising.In a 700 ml bottle of tomato puree sold on average at 1.3 euros, over half the value (53%), according to Coldiretti, is the margin of commercial distribution with promotions, 18% are the production costs industrial, 10% is the cost of the bottle, 8% is the value recognized for tomatoes, 6% for transport, 3% for the cap and the label and 2% for advertising.
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19 September 2021 The jump in energy and fuel costs has a snowball effect on Italian food spending in a country like Italy where 85% of goods travel by road.
This is what Coldiretti affirms in underlining that bad weather is also a factor which has cut the crops of some agricultural products such as durum wheat for pasta with the halving of the harvests in Canada which is the main world producer and supplier of Italy.
"The jump in pasta prices can be tackled with an adequate planning that allows to increase the production of national durum wheat in a situation in which Italy imports about 40% of the wheat it needs", according to Coldiretti.
"To stop speculation and guarantee the availability of wheat and other agricultural products - underlines the association - it is necessary to work for supply chain agreements between agricultural and industrial companies with precise qualitative and quantitative objectives and fair prices that never fall below the costs of production as required by the new law to combat unfair practices ".
"Italy - continues Coldiretti - is the second largest producer in the world with a quantity of 3.85 million tons but it is also the main importer because, instead of guaranteeing supplies with national products, many industries have preferred to buy on the international market, taking advantage of low prices. of the last decade ".
Now - explains Coldiretti - the situation has also changed under the pressure of the obligation to indicate on the label the origin of the wheat wanted by Coldiretti, which has favored the boom of 100% Made in Italy pasta ".
The Covid emergency - continues - has also triggered a short circuit also in terms of transport costs with the increase in sea freight rates and container costs which have skyrocketed.
The Italian logistic deficit weighs on this scenario due to the lack or total absence of infrastructure for freight transport. it costs our country over 13 billion euros with a gap that penalizes the national economic system compared to other European Union countries, according to the analysis of the Centro Studi Divulga.
Finally, the cost of packaging weighs on Italians' spending, from plastic to steel, from glass to wood and paper, which affect various supply chains, from milk packaging, to bottles for juices and purees, to nets for citrus fruits to enamelled jars for legumes.
The result is that, for example, when you buy puree at the supermarket you pay more for the packaging than for the tomato contained. In a 700 ml bottle of tomato puree sold on average at 1.3 euros, over half the value (53%), according to Coldiretti, is the margin of commercial distribution with promotions, 18% are the production costs industrial, 10% is the cost of the bottle, 8% is the value recognized for tomatoes, 6% for transport, 3% for the cap and the label and 2% for advertising.
