https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The white truffle is one of the most sought-after ingredients for autumnal dishes in Italy and around the globe, and it's also one of the priciest. https://www.thelocal.it/20171106/white-truffle-prices-have-reached-an-all-time-high-in-italy Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:56:25 +0100 white-truffle-prices-have-reached-an-all-time-high-in-italy As Brexit negotiations got underway in Brussels on Monday, Italy was already feeling the effect of the UK's vote to leave the European Union, with wine exports particularly hard hit. https://www.thelocal.it/20170619/the-brexit-effect-italys-food-and-wine-exports-see-eight-percent-drop Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:55:37 +0200 the-brexit-effect-italys-food-and-wine-exports-see-eight-percent-drop Italy's rice producers sounded the alarm on Thursday over competition from Asia, saying the national industry was in crisis and consumers were unwittingly buying pesticide-contaminated grains harvested by exploited children. https://www.thelocal.it/20170413/italys-rice-producers-threatened-by-foreign-imports Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:57:03 +0200 italys-rice-producers-threatened-by-foreign-imports Italy on Thursday put on hold a controversial plan to cull five percent of its wolves, much to the relief of environmentalists and animal lovers who had mobilized across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20170202/crying-wolf-protest-over-italys-plans-to-cull-wolves Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:42:36 +0100 crying-wolf-protest-over-italys-plans-to-cull-wolves Temperatures had just started to rise after a freezing weekend of snow, but meteorologists have warned that people in Italy shouldn't get too used to the milder weather, as "ten days of snow and ice" are on the way. https://www.thelocal.it/20170112/ten-days-of-snow-and-ice-in-store-for-italy Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:21:24 +0100 ten-days-of-snow-and-ice-in-store-for-italy The sight, smell and taste of roasted chestnuts are one of the hallmarks of an Italian autumn - but production of the nuts has hit a "historic low" in 2016. https://www.thelocal.it/20161010/weather-and-wasps-threaten-italian-chestnuts Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:16:25 +0200 weather-and-wasps-threaten-italian-chestnuts 'Made in Italy' olive oil is often anything but - despite laws aimed at protecting the quality of the product, warns a report from Italian farmers' organization Coldiretti. https://www.thelocal.it/20160930/made-in-italy-olive-oil-under-threat-coldiretti Fri, 30 Sep 2016 19:35:17 +0200 made-in-italy-olive-oil-under-threat-coldiretti Thousands of farmers took their tractors to a rally in southern Italy on Wednesday to sound the alarm over plummeting prices of prized Italian goods and demand mandatory origin labelling. https://www.thelocal.it/20160324/farmers-protest-as-prices-plunge-for-made-in-italy Thu, 24 Mar 2016 09:24:38 +0100 farmers-protest-as-prices-plunge-for-made-in-italy Angry Italian farmers made a gigantic sandwich stuffed with cured meat and sausages in a bid to stop alarmist concerns over the alleged link between processed meat and cancer. https://www.thelocal.it/20151029/italy-quells-processed-meat-fears-by-making-giant-sarnie Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:50:00 +0100 italy-quells-processed-meat-fears-by-making-giant-sarnie When America’s First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters dined in a popular Rome restaurant in 2009, staff were shocked when she asked for a 'doggy bag' to take her leftovers home. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/doggy-bags-the-last-italian-taboo Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:33:58 +0200 doggy-bags-the-last-italian-taboo An EU body has asked Italy to cut down olive trees in areas across the south, in an effort to combat a deadly bacterium which poses a "very serious threat" to European agriculture. https://www.thelocal.it/20150430/eu-wants-italy-to-cut-down-olive-trees Thu, 30 Apr 2015 09:30:13 +0200 eu-wants-italy-to-cut-down-olive-trees Some Italian farmers fear the removal of EU milk quotas could price them out of the market. https://www.thelocal.it/20150331/italian-farmers-fear-end-of-eu-milk-quotas Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:24:48 +0200 italian-farmers-fear-end-of-eu-milk-quotas Britons are the biggest guzzlers of Italian beer, with over half of the beer exported between January and October last year going to the UK, according to Coldiretti farmers association. https://www.thelocal.it/20150223/brits-are-the-biggest-drinkers-of-italian-beer Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:01:00 +0100 brits-are-the-biggest-drinkers-of-italian-beer Over a quarter of Italians have either cancelled or changed their summer holidays plans, following weeks of bad weather, a new poll has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20140804/italians-ditch-holidays-over-summer-storms Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:10:00 +0200 italians-ditch-holidays-over-summer-storms Italy's leading agriculture industry association on Wednesday launched a drive to root out mafia infiltration which is costing the sector billions of euros. https://www.thelocal.it/20140319/mafias-grip-on-italian-food-jeopardizes-safety Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:27:00 +0100 mafias-grip-on-italian-food-jeopardizes-safety Italians are cutting meat from their diet and getting protein from eggs as a cheaper alternative, while overall supermarket spending has dropped to 1981 levels, new statistics show. https://www.thelocal.it/20140310/crisis-hit-italians-opt-for-eggs-over-meat Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:07:00 +0100 crisis-hit-italians-opt-for-eggs-over-meat Italians may be well-known for their healthy diet, but more are eating food well past its use-by date as the effects of the financial crisis continue to bite, according to new figures from Coldiretti, the Italian farmers' association. https://www.thelocal.it/20140203/crisis-hit-italians-survive-on-out-of-date-food Mon, 03 Feb 2014 11:27:00 +0100 crisis-hit-italians-survive-on-out-of-date-food The autumn wine harvest has seen Italy top France in production, while exports also jumped to €5 billion. https://www.thelocal.it/20131104/italy-beats-france-in-wine-output Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:14:00 +0100 italy-beats-france-in-wine-output Italians are continuing to tighten their belts amid the country's longest recession in over two decades, with two out of three, or 68 percent, cutting back on buying clothing this year. https://www.thelocal.it/20131018/style-conscious-italians-cut-back-on-fashion Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:48:00 +0200 style-conscious-italians-cut-back-on-fashion Over the past five years the poverty rate in Italy has almost doubled, leaving nearly one in 10 Italians unable to afford the basics such as food and healthcare. https://www.thelocal.it/20130923/almost-five-million-italians-are-in-poverty Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:36:00 +0200 almost-five-million-italians-are-in-poverty