Amidst ups and downs due to market fluctuations, the winter fennel harvest season continues throughout Italy. For Seminis, the seed division of the Bayer Group, this is expressed in August; read more

Iran's recent imposition of duties on apple exports, effective from 20 March for a three-month period, is set to intensify the already tense dynamics of the global fresh apple market, as reported by EastFruit; read more

A new chapter opens for the culinary journey of Marlene®. After the autumn campaign, with its invitation to discover its terroir, with spring approaching, the Daughter of the Alps apple offers consumers the opportunity to explore its mouth-watering side and its many
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February brings some signs of recovery for the fruit and vegetable department in large-scale distribution, especially if one compares the data with the previous month: consumption is still negative, but in a decidedly more subdued way, and inflation is falling appreciably. The variables affecting
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Awaiting the pronouncement on the European Packaging Regulation (Ppwr, click here to read more), scheduled for 15 March pv, the European fruit and vegetable supply chain stands united with a strongly opposed and adequately argued position. The crucial issue, for
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For more than 20 years, the Areflh (Assembly of European Fruit, Horticultural and Floricultural Regions) has been actively defending the economic and social interests of the regions and producers at the European institutions and is a driving force behind proposals on major policies affecting the
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In a strategic partnership with Spo Zentrum Srl and Jingold Spa, IDeA Agro has launched a new agricultural development involving the creation of an avocado plant in Sicily on an area of approximately 100 hectares in the province of Syracuse. Agro Avo, the new reality born from the partnership between the three
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Six new flavours are ready to debut on the market of organic fruit drinks without added sugar, a novelty from Almaverde Bio that replaces the previous line but confirms the same format: fruit and vegetables from organic farming, gluten-free and
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A year ago, analysing the 2022 final balance of Italian foreign trade, we headlined that it had been a debacle for Italian fruit and vegetables, as there had been an overtaking in volume terms of imports over exports, with a negative balance of 100 thousand tonnes (click here to read more); read more

Giacomo Accinelli, Coordinator of the Selenella Consortium, tells IFN about the inspections carried out in the field in recent days in the areas of south-eastern Sicily, in the Syracuse area, where the new potato campaign is just around the corner. "The prospects are the best, the campaign is
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The French government has allocated EUR 100 million for the Food Sovereignty Plan in the fruit and vegetable sector. The measure - as reported by revistamercados.com - was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Marc Fesneauduring the
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Cso Italy takes stock of the areas cultivated with strawberries and small fruit in our country. A valuable update for companies in the process of fine-tuning their strategies for the next campaigns. read more

Seven weekends between March and June to tell the story of fruit and vegetables at the point of sale in an unprecedented way, with an innovative, attractive and engaging proposal capable of leaving its mark, changing the paradigms of traditional communication. An itinerant format that takes shape in the
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A wealth of skills and professionalism from all the various areas of the supply chain, representation of all the main fruit and vegetable producing areas, from North to South, a multigenerational vision, sharing and contamination, a union of so many diversities that together
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We are entering the change of season and the first summer fruits from all over the world are starting to arrive at the Centro Agroalimentare di Bologna. Thanks to the expected rise in temperatures and the approach of Easter, we notice nectarines and watermelons on the counters. The fruit
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The Unifrutti Group, the world's leading producer and distributor of fresh fruit, announced the acquisition of 100% of Bomarea and the Peruvian operations of AvoAmerica (AvoAmerica Peru, opening photo) from the US-based agricultural investment company
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Also this year Dole Italia, leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, confirms its presence as Official Supplier at Acea Run Rome The Marathon, now in its 29th edition. Scheduled for Sunday 17 March in the eternal city, not only the classic
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Exposure to certain odours, in particular certain volatile compounds released by ripe fruit (or other fermented foods) would have the power to block cancer growth. Breathing in these compounds actually causes changes in the way genes are expressed
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Biodiversity has become to all intents and purposes a pillar of sustainability, as can be seen at the European level from the approval of the Nature restoration law and the introduction of a dedicated standard within the Global Gap certification; read more

The new Italian garlic campaign will start in June and volumes are not expected to increase on the agricultural front. Francesco Delfanti, sales director of the company of the same name, which specialises in the production of garlic, onions and shallots, explains why.
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