Food prices fall for the first time in more than 2 years, dropping 0.1 percent from the previous month. This is according to Istat data on inflation in October, which shows that cooling the price race is the sharp decline in vegetables, which fell as much as 2.4 percent in October compared to September. A trend that could help boost consumption in the sector, which fell in quantity by 4.4 percent in the first nine months of the year. This is the first month since the entry into force of the anti-inflation pact, which must ensure compliance with current legislation on the fight against unfair trade practices under Legislative Decree 198/2021 and in particular that on the prohibition of selling below cost and ensure that distortions in the distribution of value and fair remuneration are not produced, to the detriment especially of the contractually weaker stages, positioned upstream in the agri-food chain.