Italy is convening a crisis meeting this week to address soaring pasta prices, reports say

• Italy's industry minister has called a crisis meeting to address the soaring price of pasta, Reuters reported.
• Pasta prices jumped 16.3% in April, while broader Italian inflation came in at 8.8%.
• Industry bodies have complained after the price rises cost families €25 ($27.60) extra this year.

Italy's government is convening a crisis meeting to address soaring pasta prices, which surged almost twice as much as the country's inflation rate last month.

The nation's industry minister Adolfo Urso has called the meeting for Thursday to mull ways to slow the increase in the price of the nation's favorite staple, Reuters reported.