
The Minister of Agriculture: concrete support measure for agriculture and fishing until 31 December
Minister Francesco Lollobrigida thanks Q8 for having accepted the invitation of the Meloni Government, applying a 20% reduction on the price net of VAT of agricultural fuel until 31 December, to support agriculture and fishing.
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The Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Francesco Lollobrigida expressed thanks to Q8 for having accepted the Meloni Government's invitation, implementing a measure of concrete support for agriculture and fishing.
I would like to express my thanks to Q8 for having accepted the invitation of the Meloni Government, implementing a concrete support measure for agriculture and fishing. A 20% reduction on the price net of VAT of agricultural fuel, applicable until 31 December this year. This gesture demonstrates a fundamental sensitivity towards two key sectors for our nation.
The Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, wrote this in a note.

The Senate has definitively approved the "Coltiva Italia" decree, allocating over 1.1 billion euros for the agricultural sector. At the center is the Strategy for Food Sovereignty with 970 million dedicated to supply chains, livestock and olive oil.

In 2025, drought caused 54% of agricultural losses in Italy, according to EEA data presented to the States General of the Green Economy. First setback in 10 years for organic (-5.4%), while the PDO Economy rises to 20.7 billion.

The Budget Bill allocates 160 million euros for Agriculture 4.0 in the two-year period 2027-2028 and extends the Irpef exemption on agricultural and domain income to 2027, with an estimated impact on tax revenues of approximately 221.5 million euros in 2028.

Italy proposes to the Agriculture and Fisheries Council to extend aid from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to cover the increase in agricultural fuel costs, aggravated by the crisis in the Middle East.

The blockade of road transport in southern Italy has caused the waste of fresh produce and pushed wholesale markets to import more from Spain, Greece, Albania and Turkey, causing prices to soar.

Tensions and delays in the fruit and vegetable markets of the North due to protests by farmers and hauliers. In the fishing sector, expensive fuel and biological closures weigh heavily, while local and medium-long life products resist.