AreaItaly

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityXylella fastidiosa

Date01/01/2019

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentPest control

DescriptionDetermined that olive trees affected by the xylella fastidiosa disease must be felled, in compliance with EU regulations.

NotesThe Italian Government determined that olive trees affected by xylella fastidiosa must be felled in compliance with EU regulations. Farmers who fail to do so face prosecution. Since the pest’s outbreak in 2013, official quarantine requirements and containment measures met with strong opposition by growers and environmental activists (see also MPPU July’16 & Jan./Mar.’18).