California is internationally renowned as an appellation of origin for high-quality, distinctive-tasting prunes, thanks in part to its innovative farming practices and state-of-the-art food safety standards. Just a few weeks after the orchards have blossomed,
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At the fruit and vegetable department, it has happened to everyone to wonder how ripe the fruit is and, punctually, to make a mistake by buying the wrong product. From now on, this may no longer be a problem.
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At the fruit and vegetable department, it has happened to everyone to wonder how ripe the fruit is and, punctually, to make a mistake by buying the wrong product. From now on, this may no longer be a problem.
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We continue our periodic interviews with the major large-scale retail chains to analyse their roles and strategies in the fruit and vegetable department. For the March appointment we involvedConad Nord Ovest, giving voice to Paolo Mondini, Head of the Fruit & Vegetable Department / Piante&Fiori and Category
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In March's category review, we provided you with an overview of strawberries, which showed that, on the one hand, there has been a steady increase in retail prices in recent years and, on the other hand, an abnormal decline in consumption in 2023 (click here to read more); read more

California is internationally renowned as an appellation of origin for high-quality, distinctive-tasting prunes, thanks in part to its innovative farming practices and state-of-the-art food safety standards. Just a few weeks after the orchards have blossomed,
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'Thanks to Italy and Giorgia Meloni we are back to talking about agriculture at the highest level. With the strategy document I presented at Agrifish on the revision of the CAP, our nation has laid the foundations for questioning the intrinsic value and future horizons of the
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On 8 March 2024, Alzchem Trostberg GmbH was granted a temporary authorisation for phytosanitary emergencies, by way of derogation pursuant to Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, for the use of Sitofex® in the control of bacterial canker of actinidia (Pseudomonas syringae pv.
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Fifteen per cent of the entire territory of the European Union is on orange alert due to drought and another one per cent is on red alert due to the record temperatures recorded in February on the old continent, 3.3 degrees higher than the historical 1991-2020 average for the period. read more

26,800 kilos of Verona peaches PGI sold in a single supermarket in the space of a month, equivalent to 216 parcels per day. Significant numbers, illustrated to numerous participants during the meeting 'Pesca di Verona IGP, A value for the territory - Il tempo del fare', which was held on
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The Sicilian citrus fruit campaign, amidst ups and downs, is proceeding apace. IFN delved into the details of the season with OP Esperidio, a key player in the sector. read more

Highlight on the market trends of two major agrifood commodities, such as walnuts and processing tomatoes, by Aretè. read more

These days, wholesale tomatoes, courgettes and peppers are not experiencing a particularly exciting phase. In general, however, prices are holding up, because supply is in balance and high quality products, especially tomatoes, are recording
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On social media, in particular on Tik Tok, the one dedicated to the younger generation, once again fruit and vegetables are trending, this time in make-up, as fanpage.it reports. After seeing the category paraded on the catwalks of Paris Fashion Week, with references in dresses
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CX Store research is an annual survey conducted on a sample of 17,647 households representative of the universe of 25.7 million households resident in Italy. A sample that ensures an extremely fine granularity of the data in the ratio of 1 to 1,400/1,500 inhabitants. They are
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It's not an apple, it's an experience: that's why envy™ knows how to leave the fruit and vegetable department to engage consumers' senses throughout the shop. This is confirmed by the innovative in-store campaign that in January positioned the premium speciality of the VOG and VIP consortia in the
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In Spain, the volume of fruit and vegetables exported is falling (-6% in volume in 2023) and the Federation of Exporters Fepex puts its finger on the 'sore spot' of the fruit category, which recorded -7.7% in exports compared to 2022, totalling 6.2 million tonnes. At
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As of January 2024, ISTAT reports, retail sales indices will be disseminated with the new 2021 reference base set at 100. For details on the change of the base for retail sales indices, please refer to the related Information Note, which was released
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Established by the United Nations in 1992, World Water Day is celebrated around the world every 22 March, with the aim of raising global awareness of sustainable water use and promoting concrete actions in this regard. read more

The Apulian asparagus campaign is on the starting blocks, and Futuragri, a leading company in the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables, is proceeding with the harvesting of the first turrions. Giuseppe De Filippo, the company's sales manager, briefs us on the
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