# Italian mussel farming compensation adjustments > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-mussel-farming-compensation-adjustments > Updated: 2026-09-01T22:06:14.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. Mussel farmers in the Italian regions of Puglia and Emilia-Romagna have secured adjustments to the FEAMPA aid program to compensate for production losses caused by exceptional water temperatures and mass die-offs. Initially, the standard methodology for determining compensation used 2025 production levels as a reference point. However, because environmental events in 2024 and 2025 had already severely impacted production capacity, using recent data would have unfairly penalized or disqualified the most affected companies. Following discussions with the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, the calculation criteria were modified. Businesses are now permitted to use their 2023 commercialized production as the reference parameter. This change is intended to ensure compensation reflects actual productive capacity prior to the environmental crisis and addresses lost profits, market disruptions, and rising fuel costs. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-01: Italy adjusts compensation parameters for mussel farmers Italian authorities have adjusted Feampa compensation rules for mussel farmers, allowing the use of 2023 production data to prevent companies hit by water temperature-related die-offs from being underpaid. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italy-adjusts-compensation-parameters-for-mussel-farmers ### 2026-08-30: Puglia mussel farmers to receive adjusted FEAMPA aid Puglia and the Italian Ministry of Agriculture have modified FEAMPA aid criteria to support mussel farmers, allowing 2023 production levels to be used as a reference for compensation following environmental die 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/puglia-mussel-farmers-to-receive-adjusted-feampa-aid --- Cite as: Italian mussel farming compensation adjustments. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-mussel-farming-compensation-adjustments