Bent over by inflation which causes the costs of raw materials and expensive energy to soar, the shepherds return to demonstrate.
Dozens met at the Bitti-Sologo crossroads, from there they set out along the SS 131 Dcn, a long snake of tractors and other agricultural vehicles.
The caravan slowed down traffic to give the Region and the Government "the wake-up call". "Councilor Murgia resign, you haven't studied yet", "You want us slaves, you will have rebels" is written on some banners.
A return to the streets after the sensational protests of 2019 over the price of milk, but this time the industrialists are not in the sights.
"We are paid for milk at 1 euro and not at 60 cents as in 2019, but we are much worse than then - attacks Nenneddu Sanna -. The cost of energy, diesel and seeds has doubled, that of feed has increased. up to 20%. We ask for the resignation of the entire Regional Council which does not intervene to prevent the closure of our companies. We are the first industry on the island, we will fight with our teeth to prevent it ".
Mario Carai, a farmer from Orune who has a company and family in Tempio, speaks of a "dramatic moment:" I have over 300 sheep and to go on I have to bear high costs for feed,
electricity, diesel fuel with skyrocketing prices. We have a lot of anger but we must fight together hoping that the protest will extend beyond the island and to other productive categories. The national and regional governments do nothing ”.
“We are dying and nobody notices it”, urges Cinzia Conteddu, from Siniscola. “We have 250 head of sheep, pigs, cattle and we come from a disastrous year. If before we paid a 2 thousand euro feed bill, now we pay 3 thousand. Not to mention energy and other raw materials. We are abandoned, in the autumn we have not received the community prizes, in Argea no one answers us. We have three daughters and a company to run. If they do not know how to manage the problems, the regional politicians resign ”.
(Unioneonline / L)