Pera president Gianni Amidei said that "luckily, many varieties had already been harvested, so the damage only concerns the Abate and Kaiser varieties. We have estimated a loss of around 39,000 tonnes, 13% of the Emilia Romagna production."
In marketing terms, we are talking about a loss of over €40 million.
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