In response to the proposed Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR), Pro Food felt it was time to ensure that all politicians in the European Parliament and the Commission understood that packaging should not be criticized, but on the contrary, appreciated, since it prevents food
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ISTAT estimates that, in June 2023, the national consumer price index for the entire collectivity (NIC), gross of tobacco products, recorded a zero change on a monthly basis and an increase of 6.4% on an annual basis, from +7.6% in the previous month, confirming the preliminary estimate. In
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Warm weather favours the sale of summer fruit, especially melons and watermelons, for which positive price trends continue. Apricot prices are on the rise as supply appears to be more limited. For peaches and nectarines, the situation is stationary; read more

The 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement continues to be under great debate amongst tomato growers and shippers on both sides of the issue. In this article, growers and shippers that have been directly affected by the agreement share how the issue impacts them. read more

The prices and demand for limes in Europe are both currently high while Brazil is in its low season with limited supplies to meet the demand. Brazil is experiencing good winter weather with sufficient rains that has seen good flowering of lime trees, which point to a good coming lime season
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"The citrus from South Africa and Peru are selling well," begins Randolf Aaldijk of the Dutch company Origin Fruit Direct (OFD), summarizing the overseas citrus market in mid-June. Retail programs - which account for about 80% of the market - are running well. "Many programs have started with
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Warm weather favours the sale of summer fruit, especially melons and watermelons, for which positive price trends continue. Apricot prices are on the rise as supply appears to be more limited. For peaches and nectarines, the situation is stationary; read more

The first conference dedicated to the cultivation of cornsalad, organized by Maraldi Sementi, was held in recent weeks at the Vacherie in Brusaporto (Bergamo, Italy), in the heart of the growing area of cornsalad and other important baby leaf crops. Producers, packers and technicians from major
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In an effort to deepen relations with the country, the UK government intends to pursue a new trade deal with Turkey. Negotiations on an updated free trade agreement are expected to begin in 2024. The current deal, which was rolled over after Brexit, is restricted to trade in goods; UK
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The water supply from the Tagus-Segura inter-basin transfer in July and August is essential to achieve good citrus fruit size. "The lack of availability of quality water can affect its size; being smaller, it may have less juice for sale and end up destined for the industry,

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This year, the minimum reference price for marketing Prima Qualità potatoes from Emilia-Romagna will be 50 cents per kilo. read more

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

The countries that consume the most vegetables have been revealed — with the US and UK failing to make even the top 40. Researchers found that China was the biggest vegetable fan overall, with the average citizen making their way through about a kilogram of vegetables a day — equivalent to
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Last year, the Murcia Region sold 105 million euros worth of frozen fruit and vegetables to foreign markets, making it the second largest exporter of these products in Spain after Navarra. These sales have meant that the Region has achieved a market share of
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According to data prepared by Hortoinfo, in April of this year, Morocco sold a total of 9.14 million kilos of watermelon to EU markets. This is 248.8% more volume than Spain marketed on the Community market, as in that month Spain marketed less than 2.62 million kilos of watermelon in the EU. read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has long focused its EAME research and development activities on the iceberg salad segment, a stable and consolidated market for Italy and also particularly interesting for its dual consumption destination: I and IV Gamma. By
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We will never tire of repeating it: finding a different key is often what makes the difference between success and mediocrity. And this is what companies in our sector must do, identifying their strengths and making the most of them. For example, the Op Agricola
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Italy's most suitable area for the production of tomatoes, both in the greenhouse and in the field - that of Fondi - recently hosted Field Daypresented Attrio F1, a new Nunhems-branded plum tomato with characteristics in great demand on the market. Versatile,
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New garlic is being shipped from Mexico right now while Spain, California, and China are in the middle stages of harvest. “These regions are just beginning to enter the market,” says Jim Provost with I Love Produce. In addition to these four countries/regions, the company also works
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The total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 139 million tonnes in the first six months of this year, a fall of 5.5% compared to the same period last year. While the global economic situation is causing a drop in demand for container transport, other cargo flows show a mixed picture. In
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