The production of small fruit in Trentino reaches an annual quantity of around 12 thousand tonnes. The hectares involved in the cultivation of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries number around 500, yet this sector plays an important role for Trentino agriculture both for the
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With more than 55,000 tonnes of fruit marketed each year and a passion handed down from generation to generation, Orchidea Frutta specialises in the production and distribution of table grapes, cherries, citrus fruits, peaches, nectarines, apricots, artichokes and has always aimed to
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Statins: from cholesterol drug to potential herbicide?
2024-03-25 00:00
From a drug used to combat cholesterol comes an idea that could open up new avenues in the production of new types of herbicides. This is the discovery resulting from Australian research by Curtin's Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM), a centre that through
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Strawberries, consumption not in gear
2024-03-25 00:00
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);
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La Maggiolina and TOMRA, innovation and excellence in baby leaves
2024-03-25 00:00
Tino Bellina has been a benchmark for the greenhouse lettuce industry for 35 years. Bellina, also known as 'The Steve Jobs of the fourth range' revolutionised the market in the late 1980s with the introduction of pre-washed baby leaves in bags, changing the face of the industry
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With more than 55,000 tonnes of fruit marketed each year and a passion handed down from generation to generation, Orchidea Frutta specialises in the production and distribution of table grapes, cherries, citrus fruits, peaches, nectarines, apricots, artichokes and has always aimed to
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California Plums, innovation and tradition behind success
2024-03-25 00:00
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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The avocado is ripe: the scanner says so
2024-03-25 00:00
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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The avocado is ripe: the scanner says so
2024-03-25 00:00
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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Strawberries, consumption not in gear
2024-03-25 00:00
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);
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California Plums, innovation and tradition behind success
2024-03-25 00:00
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, agriculture is at the highest level'
2024-03-25 00:00
'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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Bacterial cancer of kiwifruit: emergency use of Sitofex® authorised
2024-03-25 00:00
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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Water, already a drought alarm in 16% of EU territories
2024-03-25 00:00
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.
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Peach of Verona PGI: the facts are there
2024-03-18 00:00
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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Pure Red, good first for the brand of OP Esperidio
2024-03-18 00:00
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.
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Commodity pills: walnuts and processing tomatoes
2024-03-18 00:00
Highlight on the market trends of two major agrifood commodities, such as walnuts and processing tomatoes, by Aretè.
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Tomatoes, tepid market but prices hold
2024-03-18 00:00
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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Make-up with fruit and vegetables, the new trend at Tik Tok
2024-03-18 00:00
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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