"The critical issues affecting the sheep, goat, and cattle sectors require timely responses and clear accountability . Sardinian livestock farms guarantee quality production, employment, territorial protection, and the continuity of rural communities. They cannot be left alone to face market uncertainties, economic difficulties, and health emergencies." This is what Sardinian shepherds and farmers wrote in a lengthy statement, calling for " certainty, respect for their work, and conditions that allow their farms to continue to exist ."
" Patience is running out ," observe spokespeople Nenneddu Sanna, Fabio Pisu, Mario Carai, and Gianuario Falchi . "Now we need answers . We want to stay working in our companies and not be forced to abandon them to stage any form of protest, which we would like to avoid."
"The silence of processors, in the face of repeated requests for clarity from producers, is now incomprehensible and unacceptable ," they explain, specifying how shepherds are now preparing to "face a new dairy season without certainty regarding the remuneration of sheep's milk , while production costs continue to weigh on farms." "At the same time," they add, "goat farmers are waiting for concrete answers for a sector in serious difficulty, while cattle farmers continue to suffer the severe consequences of the lumpy skin disease emergency , amid restrictions and growing economic and organizational difficulties."
"For these reasons," they conclude, "we demand clear answers and concrete action to protect the sheep, goat, and cattle sectors, the Pecorino Romano Price Commission , the PR Service, low-ball offers on the Pecorino Romano market, and the 2026/2027 price of sheep's milk."
