"The northern hemisphere kiwitter campaign will end early due to the lower availability of the fruit, while the southern hemisphere campaign will offer increased volumes compared to last year, as New Zealand's production has increased by 40 per cent
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Imports continue their relentless race, touching new records, while Italian exports are only defending themselves in terms of value. This, in short, is what emerges from the November update of the import-export data of the fruit and vegetable sector, analysed by Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor. read more

During Fruit Logistica 2024, Felice Poli, President of the Producers' Organisation (O.P.) Sole e Rugiada, which groups together the farms owned by the La Linea Verde Group and its more than 70 producer members, took part in the meeting during which the President of
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The hot weather has brought forward the production of carrots in the open field and the harvests have suddenly overlapped with those of greenhouse produce, causing overcrowding in the markets and related problems for sales. Painting the picture of the situation to IFN is Gianpaolo Forcina,
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The European Commission is due to decide in the coming months on a single nutrition labelling system that member states could adopt. The NutrInform Battery is Italy's answer to the traffic light systems that classify foods into good (green sticker) and bad (sticker
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It was a Fruit Logistica full of contents for Melinda, we have already talked about it in our article dedicated to the Trentino giant's press conference (click here to read more), but among the projects presented by the Consortium there is a multi-year path focused on agriculture
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Communication is a winning tool for Annatura's fifth-range products; this year the company decided to invest in its presence at international trade fairs and in content for its social channels. With Martina Innocenzi, the company's communications manager, and Giovanni
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Coldiretti, Filiera Italia, Cia, Confapi, Ancc-Coop, Ancd-Conad, Legacoop, Legacoop Agroalimentare, Legacoop Produzione&Servizi, Ue.Coop, Flai Cgil, Fai-Cisl and Uila-Uil ask the President of the European Parliament to block the negotiations between the Commission, the Council and Parliament
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The obstacles imposed by Austria to the transit of products at the Brenner Pass threaten the historical record of the Made in Italy agri-food industry, which in 2023 exceeded the value of 64 billion euro, the highest ever. This is denounced by Coldirettis based on an analysis of Istat data from the
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The go-ahead was given in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday for the government's amendment to cut agricultural IRPEF for two years, exempting agrarian and dominical incomes up to EUR 10,000 and reducing by 50 per cent the amount to be paid for those between EUR 10,000 and EUR 15,000. read more

Poste Italiane launches PosteGoFresh, the new refrigerated transport service for home delivery of fresh food products purchased online. Its creator isMlk Fresh, the company born from the joint venture between Poste Italiane's subsidiary MLK Deliveries and Mazzocco Srl,
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The path towards internationalisation of the Consorzio di Tutela della Pomodoro di Pachino PGI continues, and in Berlin, at the great Fruit Logistica trade fair, it had the opportunity to present its activities at their best, both in terms of production and
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The Super Bowl (the US National Football League final, ed.) is the country's sporting event par excellence, bringing together hundreds of millions of fans and non-fans every year. The biggest celebrities take part in the occasion, as well as the most unusual ones such as avocados; read more

The Centro Agroalimentare di Bologna opens its doors to private citizens, who can experience first-hand the quality and convenience offered by producers and wholesalers in the Bologna market. read more

A flat Valentine's Day for the fruit of love: strawberries. The Centro Agroalimentare in Bologna had expected a livelier demand on the occasion of the anniversary, but instead sales were calm and without exploits. Quotations are down compared to last week,
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The famous 4 P's of the marketing mix. Who has not at least heard of them perhaps in an evening marketing course? Often wrongly attributed to the guru of the subject, Philip Kotler, they are, on the contrary, due to E. Jerome McCarthy, an American scholar who theorised them in 1960 in order to give an approach
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There are several fungal diseases that can damage stone fruit production. Among these, powdery mildew, monilium blight, peach blight, red blotch of apricot and cherry trees, and blackening of apricot trees are worth mentioning. Some of these are widespread in different contexts,
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That the pear sector is in crisis is a fact of life, but, as always, a few numbers are worth a thousand speeches, and those presented by Adriano Aldrovandi, President of UNApera (pictured at top), at the recent conference 'Innovative and sustainable methods to counteract
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The Ferrero Group, through its holding company Ferrero International S.A., approved the Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year 2022/2023, which ended on 31 August 2023. The Group ended the financial year with a consolidated turnover of €17 billion, an increase of +20.7% compared to turnover
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If at the dawn of its launch in Europe it conquered numerous consumers with its heavenly pleasure, today Cosmic Crisp® is already a shining star in the apple firmament. A true game changer for the category, from 1 February available again thanks to the VOG and VIP Consortia (click
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