Economics

Italy Braces for Pasta Inflation Amid Soaring Durum Wheat Prices

  • Drought and heat have hurt the wheat harvest in Canada
  • Durum wheat is a key ingredient in the production of pasta

Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg

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Italians may soon reckon with higher pasta prices amid a fall in durum wheat production.