As Italy's central bank unveils a scathing new report into the state of its wholesale distribution chain, Rome's market authorities begin a new online service aimed at streamlining supply. Too many small, inefficient wholesale markets are forcing up produce prices for consumers and reducing returns to growers in Italy, according to a new report by the Bank of Italy, which says that the distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables is being choked because there are simply too many middlemen involved inthe chain.
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