Italian retailers warn of food shortages caused by truck drivers' protest
Retailers say perishable food is stranded on trucks and in warehouses as drivers press for relief from diesel costs.
- Italian hauliers, protesting surging diesel costs, blockaded roads and ports across southern Italy, leaving supermarket shelves bare and petrol stations dry in Naples, Foggia, Cosenza, and Catanzaro.
- Conftrasporto, the hauliers' association, initiated blockades after diesel prices rose over 50 cents per litre since the war in Iran began, while promised industry funding from May remained undelivered.
- Perishable goods including fruit, vegetables, meat, and milk are rotting in warehouses and on trucks, forcing retailers to report empty shelves and limited product availability across Naples and Sicily.
- Italian Deputy Infrastructure Minister Edoardo Rixi promised a package exceeding €150 million, while the transport ministry summoned hauliers for a meeting on Tuesday, October 27th, to prevent a national stoppage.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni convened an emergency security summit to address the blockades and weekend riots, as the government works to maintain supply chains and prevent further economic disruption.
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Italian retailers warn of food shortages caused by truck drivers' protest
A protest by Italian truck drivers over fuel prices and the cost of living is causing food shortages in shops, with deliveries disrupted and fresh produce rotting, retailers said on Wednesday.
Pasta production in Italy is affected by a protest in the south of the country. People criticise the increase in fuel prices and the cost of living, supplies of raw materials to factories being blocked. Article Italy faces a pasta crisis. In certain areas, production has stopped completely first appears in Romania TV.
All roads lead to Rome, but not right now. In southern Italy, truck drivers have been blocking highways and ports for more than a week due to rising diesel prices. As a result, the supply of products to supermarkets is being hampered; Italians are facing empty shelves. The protests began in the Apulia region – the heel of Italy – but have since grown into nationwide protests. For instance, the port of Naples is blocked, and there is traffic dis…
Not only in France, but also in Italy, the protests continue. This time, farmers and truck drivers are moving. They want to send a clear signal against the government in Rome. As a result, a long traffic jam is formed on motorways, and in many supermarkets there is a lack of fruit and vegetables.
In addition to violent protests in northern Italy, the country also has another problem to deal with. Strikes and blockades by farmers and transporters are hampering supplies. Especially in southern Italy and Sicily, shelves are often empty. The Rummo company has already stopped pasta production because it lacks raw materials. Protesters complain about the rapid increase in costs, mainly due to expensive fuels. A liter of diesel in Italy costs a…
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