The Chilean table grape campaign was inaugurated with the harvesting of the first varieties in the Copiapò area in the north of the country. During a conference to mark the start of the new season,Ivan Marambio, president of Asoex, the Chilean association that brings together exporters
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Focus on aromatic and medicinal plants at meetings held in Tirana and Shkodra on 15 and 16 November respectively. Albania is the world's fifth largest producer of medicinal and aromatic plants, so it could not be missing among the stages of promotion abroad
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The beginning of the week was characterised by new entries of fruit products, among them strawberries from Basilicata, which show an interesting aesthetic and organoleptic quality, matched by sustained quotations; read more

It is now a well-established opinion among insiders that freschissimi play a central role in Italians' purchasing choices and, even more so, in their choice of shop. But, as is well known, the variable weight sales method dominates in the freschissimo
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The European Commission's proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) mixes some positive guiding principles with an ideological criticism of popular consumption habits and lifestyles, and above all with an idea of sustainability that does not consider the
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F.lli Orseropresents i Pronti da Cuocere: a range of high quality vegetables, already washed and portioned, that simplify the preparation of vegetable dishes, a valuable source of vitamins and minerals. read more

After pioneering packaged fruit juices, Del Monte now also enters the energy drink sector. And it does so withA Kick of fruit, ambient products with a total of six recipes. Del Monte Fresh Produce Marketing Director EA explained the project to us
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The kiwi harvest in the province of Verona, which began towards the end of October, is now in its final stages. The year is expected to be not uniformly negative, but rather patchy. According to an analysis by the Bussolengo and Pescantina Agricultural Products Foundation, production in the
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Reducing road vehicles for transporting goods and replacing them with solutions with a lower environmental impact is an indispensable goal for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. An important project for every part of Italy, but even more so in complex areas such as those
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The partnership between two protagonists of Italian agriculture was born a few days ago: BF Spa, the most important Italian agro-industrial group, and EcorNaturaSì, the largest Italian organic reality. And this union immediately bore fruit with the creation of BF Bio,
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Can there be a product that benefits both animals, humans and plants? The answer is yes. This is demonstrated by CHV (crop heat division) with Croptimum (click here for brochure), an innovative plant activator based on purified plant molecules. In fact, the origin of CHV
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Years of field trials, carefully selected and buried potatoes to see if they are more resistant to pests, climate change and less water consumption. This is the starting point for creating new types of tubers that can meet the needs of consumers, but also be
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The wait is over for apple connoisseurs: yello® is back on the markets. The speciality of the yellow-skinned segment produced by the VOG and VIP consortia began sales at the end of October, with slightly increased availability and fruit in excellent condition. read more

Argentina has reopened trade in citrus fruits with the EU by making its first export of organic lemons to Europe, after more than two decades of a ban on exports due to Commonwealth restrictions. The shipment involved around 60
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"Displaying signs with the words 'cultivate ignorance' is an unacceptable provocation that offends 2 million Italian farmers who every day ensure food for the country with their work". This was stated by Coldiretti President Ettore Prandini regarding the
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Just a few days after the double award as 'Sign of the Year 2023-2024' in the Convenience Supermarket category and 'Retailer of the Year 2023-2024' (click here to read more),Lidl Italia, a supermarket chain with over 730 shops nationwide, celebrates a new
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In the past few weeks we have published an in-depth article on Italian aniculture with some declarations by the Il Noceto Op (click here to read more). In particular, the company appealed to the European Union for greater protection for domestic production,
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Surpassed all records for the 2023 edition of Speciale Frutta & Verdura. Research into customers' perceptions of the fruit and vegetable departments of the various brands, devised with the support of UNAPROA, is bringing an attendance of national modern distribution operators
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The arrival of autumn fills the Italian fruit and vegetable markets with a great variety of typical seasonal products. Fruits and vegetables such as persimmons, pumpkin, apples and pears are invading the fruit and vegetable counters and represent real nutritional resources in
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The kaki campaign, which started around 10 October for the Fabbri farm in Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rimini), is going full steam ahead. Together withFilippo Fabbri, producer member of the Agribologna consortium and active witness for the 'I made this myself' project, and his cousin
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