Po Valley Rice Crisis

connectrealdots.com THU, OCT 8, 2026

ITALY'S SHARE OF EU RICE

~50%

Italy produces roughly half of all EU rice output

PO VALLEY SHARE OF EUROPE'S RICE

~50%

Po Valley alone supplies about half of Europe's total rice

DROUGHT EMERGENCY DECLARED

2022

Italy declared a state of emergency over record-low Po river levels

REGIONS AT RISK

Pavia province and broader Po Valley face compounding crop failure

ITALY RICE PRODUCTION 2010–2026 (000 METRIC TONS) WITH CRISIS ANNOTATIONS

PRODUCTION (000 MT)

CRISIS EVENT

NOTE — 2026 FIGURE IS PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE BASED ON USDA FAS EARLY-SEASON ASSESSMENTS AND COPERNICUS DROUGHT INDICATORS. ALL VALUES IN THOUSANDS OF METRIC TONS.

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