Poor durum wheat harvests predicted in Europe and Canada coupled with more expensive freight costs have raised the cost of pasta. European durum price was €590.50/tonne on 5 August and rose to €760.50/tonne on 2 September, according to weekly data from the Bologna Commodities market index. As 60% of the cost of pasta is the price of durum wheat, this caused a rise of 25% in the production cost of pasta, and the price of durum wheat is expected to rise even higher.
The rise in the cost of durum wheat leaves pasta vulnerable to adulteration by common wheat, which is much cheaper.
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