CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN ITALY TAKES TOLL ON FOOD INDUSTRY
January 1st, 2020
THE ITALIAN food sector is at risk of major disruption from the outbreak of coronavirus in the north of the country, national food producer association Coldiretti has warned, since quarantined zones created by the Italian government affect 11 municipalities located in the Po Valley, an area which extends from in the Lombardy to Veneto region and which represents more than one third of Italy’s agri-food sector including supply chains of top selling foods like Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano.
As a result, day-to-day operations in Italy’s food industry ...
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