The 116th Fieragricola, the international agricultural exhibition scheduled until Saturday 3 February, starts today (Wednesday 31 January, ed.) at Veronafiere. There are 11 pavilions occupied, 820 companies from Italy and 20 foreign countries and more than 140 conferences scheduled for
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Radicchio di Treviso Igp will once again be present at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, the international trade fair for fresh fruit and vegetables, where the Consorzio di Tutela will be among the protagonists of the Veneto pavilion, the Land of Venice, a format for promoting and
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Lidl Italia renews its support for the 'Red Oranges for Research' initiative of the Airc Foundation. A project that symbolically kicks off on Sunday 4 February, on the occasion of World Cancer Day, i.e. the World Day against Cancer called in 2000 by the Union for
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The month of January was certainly not brilliant for fruit and vegetables, the post-holiday period is never a phase from which one expects great things, but there were other factors, such as the weather, which did not stimulate consumption; read more

On 17 January at the L'incoronata restaurant in Apricena (FG), the presentation of the new Forentum F1 processing tomato and the cucurbitaceae variety range of Med Hermes Vegetable seeds took place. read more

After the positive feedback of the last edition, Plant Nursery Area, the exhibition dedicated to nursery gardening and varietal innovations, is back at Macfrut 2024 (8-10 May Rimini Expo Centre). The national fruit nursery industry represents one of the strategic sectors of the Italian production chains.
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The project 'Liberi di Coltivare, coltivare una rinascita' (Free to grow, cultivate a rebirth) by Op Joinfruit and Open Baladin Cuneo was presented yesterday (Monday 29 January, ed.) at the Cuneo prison.
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Alarm over the geo-political crisis in the Red Sea area is shaking several markets, including the food industry. The red canned food sector, which has always been strongly export-oriented, is no exception, with around 60 % of production destined for
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The protests of French farmers - which are also occurring in other European countries as a consequence of rising inflation and costs for insurance, fuel and fertiliser - are also causing disruption to the free movement of fruit and vegetable exports.
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New products, young protagonists and ambitious goals. These are the many novelties with which the La Grande Bellezza Italiana producer network is presenting itself at Fruit Logistica, for the first time with its own space. At the Berlin fair, the network will find space in Hall 2.2 C31 with
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Among the proposals in Ivs Takii's catalogue, the sedan is of strategic importance thanks to the historical Darklet F1 variety, which has been in the market for decades, and the investments in research and development that the company is making in order to grow its presence and
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As a preview at the next edition of Fruit Logistica, an Italian innovation joins the fruit and vegetable scene: the Nama tomato, 'Born Ripe'. read more

Mutti, the Parma-based company and European leader in the tomato derivatives market is, for the first time, a partner of the Sanremo Festival, allowing itself to be inspired by the international vocation of the kermesse, which has made Italian style its strong point. In the name of enhancing the
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The zero-emission orchard of Made in Nature, the project promoted byCso Italy and financed by the European Union for the promotion of fresh and processed organic fruit and vegetables in Italy, France, Germany and Denmark, continues and grows. The following companies are participating in the project
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In the year just ended, Italy recorded significant inflation levels but with two faces. On the one hand, in fact, consumer prices rose by an average of 5.7% according to ISTAT, but less than the previous year (+8.1%), while on the other, on the
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It was an unforgettable Sunday for Italian sport; there had not been such national euphoria for a few years. Bringing up the Tricolour was the South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner, who made history in Melbourne by winning one of the most important tournaments on the professional circuit.
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US imports of Spanish peppers have resumed after a one-year halt due to the detection of the Mediterranean fruit fly in several shipments, fruitnet.com reported. This was announced by the Almerian producer organisation Coexphal, which said that
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The French apple sector is aiming for greater sustainability thanks to the (Ré)Génération Fruit project led by the Blue Whale group, together with Maf Roda, the biotech start-ups Micropep and AsciepiosTech, the Purpan engineering school and the National Institute for Agricultural Research,
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The Sicilian blood orange is entering the campaign with organoleptic characteristics at the top and the typical pigmentation, after some initial hesitation due to the climate, is turning towards the fiery red characteristic of Sicilian citrus fruits; read more

In the UK, there is growing concern among farmers about the new border controls on imports wanted by the Brexiteers from the end of April; read more