Italian retailers warn of food shortages caused by truck drivers' protest
- Truckers in Sicily and Southern Italy staged blockades of roads, motorways, and ports this week, protesting surging diesel and operating costs. The disruptions halted deliveries to supermarkets and factories, causing widespread shortages.
- Diesel prices have risen "more than 50 cents a litre" since the Iran war began, compounded by broader operating costs that hauliers say the government has neglected. These financial pressures make transport businesses increasingly unsustainable.
- Major pasta producers Rummo and La Molisana suspended operations after depleting raw material stocks, while supermarkets in Naples reported empty fruit and vegetable displays. This supply chain breakdown threatens Italy's food manufacturing capacity.
- Transport Minister Matteo Salvini met with trucking associations on Tuesday to discuss demands, while Deputy Infrastructure Minister Edoardo Rixi announced a package worth "more than €150 million" to help hauliers cope. Protests remain ongoing despite these pledges.
- Sicily's hauliers committee warned that blockades could persist until October 27 if negotiations fail to secure lasting agreements. Even after restrictions end, distribution centres will require time to clear backlogs and restore normal deliveries.
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The transporter's strike, triggered by high fuel prices, causes a supply crisis in southern Italy. The basic products, such as milk, meat, eggs and bread, are missing from the shops, while the gas stations run out of petrol and diesel, and the airports face problems in supplying kerosene.
Photo: Meloni, President of Ukraine, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons) The strikes in southern Italy are now affecting the daily lives of millions of people: gas stations are running dry, supermarket shelves are no longer being restocked, and the supply of fresh produce is grinding to a halt …
Protests by roadmen and farmers against expensive living and fuel prices disrupt deliveries to large areas, and perishable products are most affected by shortages.
Blocked highways and empty supermarket shelves: protests against high inflation are spreading in southern Italy. Truck drivers and farmers are increasing pressure on the government.
Demonstrating truck drivers are causing increasingly serious problems in Italy. In protest against high fuel prices, they are blocking major roads, particularly in the south of the country. As a result, all kinds of fresh products cannot be delivered and supermarket shelves are becoming increasingly empty. Production of the famous mozzarella di bufala has also come to a standstill in various locations. By now, even airports are struggling with a…
EADaily, 22 October 2026. Road transporters ' protests in Italy led to interruptions in the supply of food and other goods, as reported to the Confcommercio Business Association.
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