On 18 December 2023, the Council of the European Union finalised its proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR), which is intended to confront the one approved by the Parliament in plenary on 22 November; read more

In a context of increasing attention to Risk Management, amplified by the recent changes introduced by the new Common Agricultural Policy and the need to find ever greater sustainability in the sector, the team of experts is preparing to comprehensively address the
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January markets historically are not among the brightest of the year, let's just say that after the exertions of the holidays traders tend to take a month off. read more

The Coop-branded convenience line, Spesotti, made its debut on the store shelves in October (click here to read more), initially featuring only two categories in the fruit and vegetable department: pulses and pistachios; read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.(NYSE: FDP), one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, traders and distributors of high quality fresh and 4th range fruit and vegetables, today announced the launch of its latest pineapple innovation, Rubyglow® pineapple:
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The strawberry campaign in Huelva is breathing a sigh of relief after a difficult month of December. The low temperatures that have been experienced over the last few days have favoured a quality harvest, but have inflated prices at origin, although this has not compromised the
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For the dried fruit category, the year just ended was positive, with good value figures (click here to read more), also thanks to medium-high inflation figures, generated by price increases (especially in the first half of the year), but volumes also showed positive trends
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Once again this year to celebrate the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia Igp, the president of the consortium, Gerardo Diana, climbed to the summit altitudes of Mount Etna to pay homage to Europe's highest active volcano. Diana set off on foot from the Sapienza refuge, located 1910 metres above sea level.
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With just a few weeks to go until the end of 'The Anti-Inflation Quarter', the initiative called by the government to help keep prices down and protect the purchasing power of households, Lidl confirms its commitment and continues to reduce prices in its assortment. read more

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Is Abbot Fetél, the quintessential Italian pear queen, forced to abdicate? After more than 150 years of reign (she was discovered in France in the mid-19th century), is it reasonable to hand over the throne to her successor? Besides, the aches and pains of age are making themselves felt; however, in the state
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The organic sector is now at a crossroads: while consumption has been growing steadily over the past ten years, now - for the first time - the question is being asked as to why there has been a general decline. And among the solutions to be undertaken to revive the sector are aggregation
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The farmers' protest against Europe's agricultural policies and government choices started on Monday (click here to read more) continues: the producers, with their vehicles, have also arrived in Verona and Ferrara; read more

The 116th edition of Fieragricola, the international agricultural exhibition scheduled at Veronafiere from 31 January to 3 February, was presented yesterday morning (Tuesday 23 January, ed.) in Rome, with transversal focuses dedicated to agricultural mechanics; zootechnics; specialised crops
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he Council and the European Parliament reached provisional agreement yesterday (Tuesday 23 January, ed.) on the regulation on digital labelling of fertiliser products. read more

Hm.Clause Italia has focused heavily on the brassicaceous segment, focusing on high-performance varieties such as the Macerata green. 'The brassica market is a very dynamic one,' says Agostino Marcellino, Hm.Clause sales manager Sicily, 'and in Italy, especially in Sicily,
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Trigo, a leading provider of computer vision technologies that transform traditional shops into digital smart-stores, and discount chain Netto Marken-Discount have announced their collaboration to launch the first end-to-end grocery shop with
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Vegetable food has increasing appeal and its popularity is growing among the population; hence a change in people's eating habits. This was stated by the catering giant Sodexo, which analysed more than 2.7 million meals sold in 285 of its
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Artificial intelligence (AI) allied with fruit and vegetables: from the field to the supermarket shelf, to monitor crops and plan agronomic strategies that can defend against adversity, to interpret consumers and develop consumption, to revolutionise the
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The sixth year of Aldi in Italy, part of the Aldi Süd Group, a leading multinational supermarket chain among the world's major operators, closed with the ambitious goal of more than 170 openings, successfully continuing the path of
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