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Heatwave drives early harvests in Italy and France

3 clusters · 49 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: 2026 European wine harvests start early as record heat accelerates vines

The 2026 summer heatwave continues to compress the wine calendar across Italy and now parts of southern France. In Lombardy’s Oltrepò Pavese the harvest began in late July, marking the first July picking on record, while

July 2026 Italian storms: aid grows, farm & wildlife damage

8 clusters · 79 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Northern Emilia‑Romagna towns seek emergency funding after July storms cause €6.5 million damage

The late‑July hailstorm complex across central and northern Italy continues to generate escalating loss estimates and expanded relief measures. Insured agricultural damage now exceeds €700 million, while regional authori

Italian rice industry crisis

2 clusters · 6 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Coldiretti urges €12 million aid as rice prices plunge and warns of €40 billion losses from fake Italian foods

In early July 2026 reports highlighted a deepening crisis in Italy’s agriculture, with the rice sector facing collapse and farmers seeing profits disappear. By the end of the month, the farmers’ union Coldiretti warned t