Germany imports tons of extra pasta from Italy during Covid-19 crisis.

German supermarket chain Aldi is so concerned about running out of pasta due to the Coronavirus pandemic that it is sending special freight trains to Italy to stock up, reports Rome newspaper Il Messaggero.

"Several special trains have already brought over 60,000 packs of fusilli, over 75,000 packs of penne and 250,000 packets of spaghetti from Italy to Nuremberg, as their first delivery'', reads a statement released by the low-cost supermarket chain.

Italian news agency Adnkronos reports that demand for pasta in Germany has increased sharply during the Covid-19 crisis, with Aldi struggling to keep its shelves stocked.

Schenker, the logistics department of the German railways Deutsche Bahn, has already imported more than 200 tons of pasta from Italy in recent days, according to Adnkronos.

Photo Adnkronos