The rain is good, but the bad weather that has persisted for weeks, uninterrupted, is not. Flooded fields, slow planting, and in many cases, never even starting, difficulties with pruning, support measures for open-field crops, orchards, and all types of agriculture. January 2026 was particularly difficult for farms in central and southern Sardinia, and especially in the Oristano area. Meanwhile, February doesn't seem to have reversed the trend.
Coldiretti Oristano is deeply concerned about the situation in the region caused by the incessant rains that have been hitting the island throughout the winter, causing significant disruption to farmers. The effects are already visible on crops that were ready for harvest, but the worst could come in the coming weeks for all production.
"It's normal for it to rain in the winter or for it to be hot in the summer, but the effects of climate change are becoming evident in all their dramatic severity," emphasizes Paolo Corrias, president of Coldiretti Oristano. "The rainfall at the start of 2026 is truly exceptional and is causing serious difficulties for many businesses in the Oristano area and beyond, as the rest of the region is also facing very difficult conditions."
According to Coldiretti Oristano, the effects on crops currently in the fields are directly linked to " a loss of income for farms , and the concern is also the lack of ability to continue growing crops because it remains impossible to work the fields and carry out new sowing or transplanting," adds Coldiretti Oristano director Emanuele Spanò.
The risk of many Sardinian products being sold off the market in the near future is very real, emphasizes Coldiretti Oristano president, if this trend continues. "We are deeply concerned, as farmers now face increasingly high production costs and increasingly limited, and in some cases, nonexistent, margins," Corrias clarifies. "We need to be determined to address the problem immediately with streamlined measures, free from excessive bureaucracy, that will truly allow companies to access compensation." Coldiretti believes that regional institutions must address the problem immediately.
(Unioneonline)