‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

<p>US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers put family-run firms in the firing line as well</p><p>“It’s a real pity,” laments Antonio Rummo of Donald Trump’s latest target in his ever-evolving tariff war: Italian pasta. Rummo is the sixth-generation grandson of the founder of Pasta Rummo, who opened a wheat mill in Benevento in southern Italy in 1846, using the family’s three horses to lug grain from the surrounding Campania region and Puglia to produce fresh pasta.</p><p>“Demand for premium pasta in the US has been growing,” says Rummo. Appreciated by consumers for a traditional processing method that guarantees it will cook to <em>al dente</em> perfection, sales of Pasta Rummo have been thriving.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/09/a-fatal-blow-italian-producers-fear-effects-of-trumps-war-against-pasta">Continue reading...</a>