Italy bans truffle hunting after swine fever outbreak poses risk

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ROME - In an unusual twist of culinary fortunes, a swine disease outbreak in Italy means the harvest season for its renowned truffles is getting cut short.

To quell further spread of the illness, which is highly contagious and fatal for pigs, officials issued a six-month ban on activities from mushroom collecting to hunting and mountain biking to keep people from areas where the boar roam.that can cost thousands per kilogram.

The restrictions - announced this week by the agriculture and health ministries - are being enforced in some municipalities and are likely to expand across the region, according to Mr Daniele Stroppiana, a truffle hunter and merchant in Piedmont. "We hope that the ban won't help the import of truffles from abroad. Slovenia, Croatia, Romania and Iran are producers," Mr Stroppiana said by phone.

 

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