Italian government feels threatened by soaring pasta prices, discusses countermeasures with producers
イタリア政府は１１日、危機的状況に対応するための会合を開き、パスタの価格高騰の理由を探る調査に乗り出した
The Italian government held a crisis response meeting on Wednesday and launched an investigation into the reasons for the soaring pasta prices.
Pasta is one of the country’s most beloved foods and has a significant place in the country’s culture.
ウルソ企業相が議長を務める当該の委員会には国会議員やパスタ生産者、ローマの消費者の権利団体が参加
The committee, chaired by Industry Minister Urso, will include parliamentarians, pasta producers and consumer rights groups in Rome.
We discussed ways to bring down the price of pasta.
Pasta prices soared 17.5% in March compared to the same month last year.
欧州連合（ＥＵ）の統計によると、イタリアの消費者価格全般の上昇率は８．１％で、パスタの値上がりペースはこの２倍以上
Overall consumer prices in Italy rose by 8.1%, while pasta prices more than doubled, according to European Union data.
The surge comes as the price of wheat, the main raw material, has fallen in the past few months.
イタリアの食品生産者を代表する団体「ウニオーネ・イタリアーナ・フード」の広報担当者は、ＣＮＮの取材に答え、店頭に並ぶパスタの値段について、エネルギー価格や包装・流通コストの影響を大きく受けると説明
A spokesperson for Unione Italiana Food, an association representing Italian food producers, explained in an interview with CNN that the price of pasta in stores is greatly influenced by energy prices and packaging and distribution costs.
All these costs were going up
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