Presentation of Coldiretti's report on the 2026 farming year
Date of the event:
On 11 November 2026, St Martin's Day, which traditionally closes the farming year, Coldiretti presented in Turin the state of agriculture in Turin and Piedmont for 2026. Primary production in the area was heavily affected by exceptionally hot weather and the lack of rainfall during the spring-summer period. At the same time, the food economy saw an exponential rise in the cost of fuel and fertilisers, linked to the Gulf war and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.[1][2]
The course for journalists and farmers
For the occasion, Coldiretti organised a course for journalists and farmers, with the help of university experts and the organisation's technicians, to outline the state of the world's agricultural economy and identify the factors affecting local food markets and Piedmontese agricultural production.[2]
The speeches
Franco Ramello, Coldiretti's regional economic officer, explained how climate change is forcing farmers and livestock breeders into major investments to guarantee production, and how, with temperatures ever higher, the traditional production vocations of many areas, starting with hazelnut growing on the hills, are now at stake.[1] Carlo Loffreda, director of Coldiretti Torino, outlined the organisation's actions to bring the agricultural world closer to public opinion and consumer interests.[1]
Professor Lodovica Gullino, vice-president of the National Agritech Centre, examined the directions world agricultural production is taking, focusing on China, where demand for animal protein, a strategic asset also for exports, is rising.[1] Luca Zoppetto, a Coldiretti Torino technician, described the new pests and diseases attacking Piedmontese crops because of climate change and the globalisation of goods.[1]
Francesco Venuti, academic director of the Master's in International Food and Beverage Management at ESCP University, showed the connections between the markets and financial systems that govern food worldwide. Amedeo Reyneri, of the University of Turin's Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, described the global dynamics of grain cereals such as wheat, livestock-feed cereals such as maize, and plant proteins, the base of animal-protein production chains.[1][2]
Statements
Bruno Mecca Cici, president of Coldiretti Torino, said: "We wanted to present not only the trend of the farming year but also the links between global dynamics, planetary crises and the trend of our agriculture. As a union, we believe that among our tasks is also spreading greater attention to agriculture among Turin's media and, among our members, greater awareness of the external factors affecting work in the fields and the income of businesses." Mecca Cici reiterated calls for structural measures from the Region and the European Union to defend Piedmontese agriculture.[1]
Sources
- Torino, il bilancio di Coldiretti sull'annata agraria 2026 — Obiettivo News, 12 November 2026
- Coldiretti presenta l'andamento dell'annata agraria 2026 — Il Torinese, 12 November 2026