Italy’s government raised its diesel relief allocation to €480 million as truck protests disrupted supply routes in the south, suspending pasta production at Rummo and reducing output at La Molisana.
Rummo President and CEO Cosimo Rummo told la Repubblica that deliveries had failed and his company’s Benevento plant had run out of ingredients. He said large pasta makers in Puglia were facing similar supply problems, putting more production at risk.
La Molisana reported a substantial cut in output at its Campobasso plant and said it was using raw materials already in storage. The production cuts were documented in earlier EconoTimes coverage of the pasta supply disruption. Industry group Unione Italiana Food says dry pasta uses durum-wheat semolina, and Puglia is a major growing area for durum wheat.
Deputy Minister Edoardo Rixi of Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport said the government had increased the allocation for diesel-cost relief applications received through August 2026 from €430 million to €480 million. He said more than €150 million in additional support was being prepared.
The talks produced different results across the south. Sicily’s regional government said haulers there had called off their stoppage. ANSA reported that protests continued in Campania and Calabria, while those in Puglia had been partly lifted.
The disruption has reached consumers as well as factories. The Independent reported shortages at some supermarkets and lines at gas stations in southern Italy. Italmopa, an Italian milling industry group, has warned that prolonged transport disruptions could force more factories to stop production.
Transport associations said earlier relief had not yet been paid and that they would monitor whether the government’s new commitments took effect. Their next meeting with officials is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27.
