With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, here are the effects on food production and stocks in Italia

"The major global powers," Scordamaglia added, "are already using food reserves as strategic leverage tools. China and the US invest heavily in storage to protect internal stability and project geopolitical influence. While instead what does the EU do? it decides to weaken its proactive presence in regions like North Africa and the Middle East, where food insecurity is on the rise.

If Europe wants to regain strategic relevance in its neighbourhood, it must be able to mobilise food assistance quickly and credibly. Food security is also foreign policy'.

Strategic reserves,' explain Filiera Italia, 'can function as an intelligent stabilisation tool in cyclical agricultural markets. By temporarily withdrawing surpluses during price collapses and releasing stocks during periods of shortages. In this way, the EU can protect farmers' income, strengthen the resilience of the agri-food supply chain and protect consumers from inflationary spikes.

'This is not a return to outdated forms of interventionism,' continued Scordamaglia, 'but a pragmatic response to a world in which global supply chains can no longer be taken for granted. Concrete measures supported by dedicated funding lines are needed. Which should aim, on the one hand, to promote the modernisation and strengthening of storage infrastructures and, on the other hand, to support the structured withdrawal and distribution of stocks'.

'In an increasingly unstable world,' concluded Scordamaglia, 'resilience can no longer be improvised or treated as an emergency response. It must be designed with foresight, preparation and strategic vision'.

The director general of the Agency for Disbursements in Agriculture (overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture, food sovereignty and forests, ndr), Fabio Vitale, also spoke today of 'food resilience'. Although there is a lack of adequate stocks of agricultural commodities and fertilisers, however, 'the agricultural system in Italia,' explained Vitale, 'at least rests on solid financial foundations and renewed bureaucratic efficiency.

In 2025, EUR 5.6 billion was disbursed to farmers, of which EUR 573 million was disbursed in the last quarter (December-February). Altogether, they received more than EUR 6 billion in 14 months, a basic cash flow to counter international market pressures and rising operating costs. At a time of severe global destabilisation, ensuring immediate liquidity means allowing companies to operate with greater peace of mind.