Rome, July 30 (LaPresse) – "The introduction of 15% tariffs by the United States on Italian agri-food products risks costing the sector over 1 billion euros, halting a steady growth trend that has made Made in Italy food a symbol of quality overseas." This is the finding of a Coldiretti analysis based on data from the Divulga Study Center, highlighting the vulnerability of Italian supply chains in the face of the new U.S. trade policy.
"European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is proving completely inadequate for the role she holds," said Coldiretti President Ettore Prandini. "After having already dealt a heavy blow to agriculture with unprecedented cuts to the CAP, we are now witnessing yet another setback caused by her improvised and weak handling of trade negotiations with the U.S. The agreement signed with Washington is clearly more favorable to the American economy than to the European one," he continued.
"We are also seeing that the official text of the agreement doesn’t even match the U.S. version — a situation that damages the credibility of Europe itself. Von der Leyen has once again failed to defend European production, farmers’ work, and the EU’s food sovereignty. The cost of this passive policy will be paid not only by agriculture but by the entire European production system. A strong response is needed to obtain the exclusion of high-quality agri-food products from the tariff list and to ensure economic support for the most affected supply chains. Our government is right to push for this to safeguard such a strategic sector as agriculture."
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