joe•iuculano 

#Italian rice output is set to fall in 2023 as farmers facing a second year of #drought reduce the land dedicated to the crop to the lowest for more than two decades, agricultural groups warn.

#Italy cultivates about 50% of the #rice produced in the #EuropeanUnion and is the world's only grower of types most suitable for #risotto such as #Arborio and #Carnaroli.

#EU #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-cut-rice-output-drought-looms-second-year-2023-03-24/

Italy to cut rice output as drought looms for second year

Italian rice output is set to fall in 2023 as farmers facing a second year of drought reduce the land dedicated to the crop to the lowest for more than two decades, agricultural groups warn.

Reuters
Mar 28, 2023 at 10:47pmWeb
Show threadLaneyMar 29, 2023
@iuculano no no. Ugh. This makes me so sad. 😞 it also feels so trite and privileged to say this - ma senza risotto, non ce lo faccio. The rice here is nothing compared to the imported rices, particularly the Italian ones like Arborio.
Show threadjoe•iuculano Mar 29, 2023

@laneyB

Laney, you've said everything. I use both varieties to make #risotto, which I then use to make #Arancini . It would be so sad to lose that diversity of product

Show threadLaneyApr 11, 2023
@iuculano oh the arancini….. I now miss Italy and good Italian cooking more than ever! It’s been 20 years since I’ve been back to see my family, but I have to get back there!
Show threadjoe•iuculano Apr 11, 2023
@laneyB I know how you feel, it's been over 25 years for me!