Sardinian and Tuscan farmers paraded today towards Grosseto with tractors, trucks and cars, forming a long line of vehicles to protest against increases that are no longer bearable, from feed, to electricity, to diesel to illuminate the stables. And among the products affected in the price is milk.
The only flag present, together with that of the Sardinian shepherds, was on the bucket of a tractor: "Liberi Agricoltori", a new association that claims to be independent.
"We are here together with the Sardinian shepherds because the battle must go on - explains Salvatore Fais, creator of the event - The recent price increases were the straw that broke the camel's back. Everything has increased, except the prices of our products" . "A cow's milk that we can buy on offer at the supermarket maybe for 69 cents, the stable that produces only 40 cents per liter is recognized - adds Fais - while already in 2019 Ismea was talking about a production cost of 45 to 50 cents for milk. vaccine and 1 euro and 15 for the sheep one. To have a good price for the producer today we should talk about 1.50 for the sheep one and at least 60-65 cents for the vaccine one ".
And the protest will go on: "If within 15 days we do not have an answer to our document sent to the ministry, we will carry out another demonstration, where we will burn the electoral cards". "We are hit by a deep crisis that is forcing us to sell our product more and more, below the cost of production", reads a document, "the policy at both regional and national and community levels, instead of listening to our requests. , continues to listen to and protect the large commercial lobbies, which are transforming Italy, from an extraordinary land of food production, into a commercial platform in the hands of financial speculation ".
(Unioneonline / ss)