While a dozen pneumatic boat besieged a ship loaded with olive oil from Tunisia, hundreds of farmers of the association occupied the harbor to demand urgent measures against foreign oil imports that damage Italian producers.
On Wednesday, a dozen pneumatic boat surrounded a loaded ship. Virgin olive oil Reaching Tunisian Porto de Civitavecchiain lace. There were farmers registered on board ColdsAccording to the Association, hundreds of Olivicultors came from all over Italia – two thousands of the spring port occupied the spring port with posters and slogans they demanded measures. Against foreign oil imports.
According to the associations and members, the extra community imports of some of them in 2024, some of them in 2024 65 million liters“Feed the risk of fraud and deception to the damage of citizens”, but first of all, “causes the prices of the authentic extra Italian virgin to sink” Unfair competition of extra public countries.
Italian farmers condemned falsification
First of all, Tunisia, here – Coldietti – Oil Sold Less than five euro per literCompared to a little more than nine of the Italian product. This is the Italian producers Buy your oil under production costs.
In addition, according to the association, foreign products generally buy cheap abroad and a national market. wrong tagto obtain increased profit margins.
This speculation not only deceives the consumer and not only punishes those who produce olive oil pressed oil from Italian olives, but also Sunday with a low quality product.
“Risk, Entry of Oil Virgin Oliva extra cheapGenerally, of suspicious origin and quality, agricultural heritage causes serious damage to our heritage of excellence. Considering concerns, especially about food quality and security,
COLDİRETTİ blames the European Union
According to Colddiretti, Most of the responsibility falls into the European UnionHe blamed European farmers from the protection of products imported from abroad for at least ten years. For example, Tunisian imports were preferred by an EU agreement in 2016 and redefined in 2019, which predicted European countries every year. They can import 56,700 tons of virgin olive oil – Lack of extra-customs rights.
The critical point is always the same: Different quality and safety standards between community and extra community countries. Italian olive breeders complain that they are less meticulous about the use of pesticides in Tunisia and that they are less meticulous about the safety of workers. In addition, Coldiretti and aprol demands the creation of a single European telematics record in a way similar to the Italian Sian system. Follow the origin and elaboration of oil Avoid all EU countries and cases of falsification.
Italy needs to import oil from abroad
In any case, the Italian market You cannot do it without importing olive oil from abroadItaly has about 230,000 tons of oil annually, but some are consumed between 400 and 450,000 tons of reserves of the previous years. According to the data obtained from the Dysemina Research Center, Italy was imported in total last year 223,000 tons Olive oil from Spain, Tunisia, Greece, Portugal, Türkiye, Chile and Argentina.
