With the war in Ukraine, the price of pasta, together with all other cereal-based products, could exceed 10%. The increase comes on top of the 10% price increase for pasta at the end of last year. Federalimentare foresees a market scenario with important repercussions on prices, due to the sum of various factors, from energy prices, to the increase in gas, to strikes by carriers.
Coldiretti also points out a potential rise, speaking of the snowball effect on inflation with the consumer price of dry and fresh pasta which on average – according to Coldiretti elaborations on Istat data – has already increased in January by 12.5% compared to the same month of the previous year. Coldiretti also denounces that “Italian durum wheat for pasta is paid to national farmers less than that coming from abroad, which accounts for 40% of the production of pasta”.
In the overall picture, Coldiretti emphasizes that “Italy is now forced to suffer the uncertainties that come from world markets because many industries, instead of guaranteeing supplies with national products, have preferred to buy on the international market, taking advantage of the low prices of the last decade” . The solution is “to invest in long-term supply chain contracts between farmers and industries to enhance national production and reduce dependence on foreign countries and on speculations taking place on world markets”.