Italy's agri-food sector risks losing
1.6 billion euros worth of exports after US President Donald
Trump imposed hefty new tariffs, farmers' association Coldiretti
said on Thursday.
"We had hoped common sense would prevail. Unfortunately it did
not," said Coldiretti President Ettore Prandini, on the
sidelines of a meeting in Catania.
"But diplomatic efforts must not stop, especially on the side of
the European institutions, to pursue a path that can lead us to
reverse the introduction of 20% tariffs by President Donald
Trump on all European and Italian goods sectors.
"There is no doubt that there is a huge risk for the agro-food
industry.
"We risk losing 1.6 billion euros in exports, especially in some
sectors, such as the wine sector, which is an area if excellence
recognized by American consumers today.
"Above all, it is a sector that has invested significantly in
quality and recognition among consumers, who have increasingly
chosen it as a distinctive element for the quality of the
product offered.
"It is now more important than ever to ensure that Europe is not
divided, that selfishness does not prevail, that there is a
vision of involvement of all 27 member states, creating the
conditions for which we can also overcome all the elements that
have characterized Europe in recent years, with the introduction
of useless bureaucracy that has penalized the growth of our
businesses".
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