With no regrets we leave behind us a 2023 full of difficulties; inflation, adverse weather and war, in fact, are the key events that have stolen the scene as benchmarks for the year just ended. Unfortunately, while things are somewhat improving for inflation in
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The value of Spanish fruit and vegetable exports grew by 5 per cent compared to 2022: according to Fepex, it will reach between EUR 16.6 and 16.8 billion in 2023, despite the fact that weather events have not been on the sector's side. But in terms of volume there
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With 2023 behind us, we are ready to face the new year by being a witness again to this lively but equally complicated industry. Telling every day what is happening and skimming the most relevant information is not easy but it is our mission. That is why we want to
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A vibrant start to the year for Levantia Seed. The company, based in the province of Rovigo in the heart of the Po Delta Park, opens up to the world of melons with a great novelty: the Midori variety, whose name recalls the typically exotic summer drink.Midori is a smooth melon variety,
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Parlapiano Sicilia is continuing its work to promote oranges of excellence, typical of the southern part of the island, with a view to acquiring new market space. We are referring to the Paradiso Vanilla oranges, whose campaign is getting into full swing right now. read more

In 2023, Italians spent about 9 billion more to eat less and, due to high prices, had to cut back on the quantities they bought. This is what Coldiretti estimates on the basis of Istat data on inflation compared to the previous year. These are the effects of the increase in
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The strawberry cultivars of Nova Siri Genetics (NSG), an Italian genetic improvement company in the berries sector, continue their rise in production areas characterised by a Mediterranean climate. In particular, in the southern Italian regions, where the
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The Christmas week shows apparently exciting figures for Lcc fruit and vegetables, however the calendar effect, with one extra day of sales in 2023 compared to 2022, distorts the results, which we estimate would be down, at least in volume. We also report a performance
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A successful Christmas for Basilicata's strawberries, thanks to positive feedback from the market. The season started a few weeks early due to temperatures above the seasonal average, but there were no repercussions on quality and volumes are in line
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Emerging from a difficult and at times dramatic year - from the new Israeli-Palestinian war scenario, to climate catastrophes to the concrete loss of purchasing power - Italians face with a steadfast imperturbability the brink of a 2024 in which between uncertain rounds
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The sudden drop in temperatures with cold and night frost is damaging outdoor vegetable and vegetable crops in a hitherto hot winter, but the sudden change in temperature also inevitably has an impact on the increased cost of heating crops in
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The data released by Istat regarding consumer prices in December show a slowdown in the general inflation index compared to the previous month, with +0.6% on an annual basis, while the shopping trolley shows a further decrease with +5.3% on a trend basis. read more

The future of Hayward, the most traditional of the green ikiwis, which has put Italy among the largest producers in the northern hemisphere, was the focus of an evening organised by the Apofruit cooperative on 20 December at its headquarters in San Pietro in Vincoli (Ravenna).
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty and Forestry (Masaf) headed by Minister Francesco Lollobrigida has finally approved the PGI Bergamot of Reggio Calabria and its production specification after two and a half years of complex and intense preliminary investigation; read more

Crates of apples, kiwis, oranges in front of a shop in Rafah; for the first time in weeks, since the beginning of the fighting between Israel and Hamas, loads of fruit arrived in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing. read more

To celebrate the important milestone of 150 years, the Edmund Machha Foundation has devised an exhibition in collaboration with the Autonomous Province of Trento, which will open its doors to the general public on Saturday 13 January in the underground archaeological space of the Sas, in Piazza Cesare Battisti,
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The topic of seasonality of fruit and vegetables is certainly a subject of debate among operators and consumers alike. On the one hand, people are preaching a return to the 'old-fashioned way', where only what was produced at that particular time of year was brought to the table, while -
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The year 2024 opened with an important new partnership in Italian modern distribution: as of 1 January, Apulia Distribuzione, a 30-year-old company with roots in Apulia, Calabria, Basilicata, Campania and Sicily, with a 2023 turnover of 930 million euros, became part of
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Whole Foods Market has always defended the health of pollinators through its commitment to organic farming that avoids the use of synthetic pesticides, but now the US chain has announced a new policy on fresh fruit and vegetables and florals to protect pollinators.
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During the last State-Regions Conference, held last December, an agreement was finally reached on support for the Italian nut sector (click here to read more). The funds earmarked amount to 14 million euros for the sector, which can be
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