Food shortages and soaring costs in Italy

Food shortages as Italian truck strike bites

Euro News

Food shortages and soaring costs are the high price of Italy's lorry drivers' strike. The truckers' protest against the government's reform and austerity drive is beginning to take a heavy toll on everyday life.

No deliveries means no food on the shelves in some places. One wholesale businessman said among the knock-on effects was a price rise of 50 - 100 percent for some items, where they are available. A surge in fuel costs triggered the strike, now it has driven prices at the pump even higher.