Truckers in southern Italy continued road blockades on Thursday to protest high diesel prices, while fishing fleets in Ancona idled operations and disrupted agricultural transport.
The lobby group Confagricoltura stated that the ongoing blockages are causing irreversible economic damage as produce like tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella rot from lack of transport.
Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni's cabinet is scheduled to meet on Thursday to approve new measures for truck drivers and farmers, alongside plans to deploy 500 military personnel in Milan.