Woefully late, but finally, on Friday, confirmation officially arrived from Masaf of the allocation of ten million euros for compensation to pear trees affected by the effects of climate change in the last campaign (for more information click here). Despite some
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The fruit sector in Italy has reached a turning point. This is what emerged from the conference held on Wednesday 8 November in Cavour (TO) on the occasion of TuttoMele, organised by Confagricoltura Cuneo and Confagricoltura Torino. read more

In Sicily, in the shadow of Mount Etna, there is no time to say goodbye to the Etna PDO prickly pears, in the final stages of another exciting season, when the oranges of the Piana di Catania peep out. read more

A few days ago at the Ferrari Museum took place the annual ceremony for the presentation of the 'Sign of the Year' award, organised by SEIC - Studio Orlandini and Q&A Research & Consultancy.Lidl Italia, present throughout the country with over 730 shops, takes home two
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The lemon harvesting campaign has just started and for producers it is already shaping up to be a loss-making season. "Production has almost halved," anticipates Enzo Livoti, a verdello producer from the Barcellona pozzo di Gotto area. "Not to mention the size of the products,
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"2023 was undoubtedly a favourable year for downy mildew attacks, but the table grape sector managed to limit the damage, thanks to coverage and the work of agronomists in the countryside, unlike the wine grapevine where the damage was extensive. read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and pre-cut fruit and vegetables, recently released its Sustainability Report 2022. This document confirms the ongoing commitment
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Citrus Black Spot, False Cydia and Citrus tristeza virus are the main threats to imported citrus fruit and European intervention is needed to safeguard the supply chain. Launching the alarm - as reported in a Sole24Ore article - is Italy which, after Spain, ranks
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In the forty-third week of the current year, sales of fruit and vegetables by weight showed a better performance than Lcc. At the channel level, only positive trends can be noted, also in the online, but the discount store is the one that stands out above all others. read more

In the forty-third week of the current year, sales of fruit and vegetables by weight showed a better performance than Lcc. At the channel level, only positive trends can be noted, also in the online, but the discount store is the one that stands out above all others. read more

According to the sixth health and life study conducted by the insurance company Aegon, 49% of Spanish consumers believe that the generalised increase in food prices has changed the way they eat and shop. In fact, the report reveals how people have
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The drama unfolded in a distribution centre for agricultural products in Gyeongsang, South Korea. read more

The subject of leaflets, or more generally of promotions planned well in advance, has always been a bone of contention between supplier and distributor, especially in the fruit and vegetable sector, where the offer is often subject to uncontrollable variables and, therefore, the risk that
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The 2023 season for persimmons in Campania, so far, has not been one of the easiest; read more

After his experience on Masterchef, Nicolò Prati put his cooking aside and devoted himself to his other passion, the land, taking over the family farm in Castel San Giovanni, in the province of Piacenza, and recounting on his Facebook and Instagram profiles his
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Despar received, for the fourth consecutive year, the prestigious 'Sign of the Year 2023 - 2024' award in the Supermarket category, an award that confirms the brand's bond with its customers and testifies to the quality service offered by the brand's shops
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Purchases in discount food stores are soaring, with a +6.3% jump in September 2023 compared to the same period last year. This is what emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti on the basis of Istat data on the retail trade; read more

Finding a fruit and vegetable aisle in perfect condition at any time of day is a rare occurrence, regardless of the distribution chain one examines, but if this happens in one of the most price-aggressive retailers, such as Eurospin, it is the
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The data released by Istat on retail sales, food and non-food, for the month of September show a trend increase in value of +1.3%, which was matched by a drop in volume of -4.4%; read more

Thirty years after the creation of the Banana Environmental Commission (CAB), Costa Rica's banana industry has renewed its pledge towards sustainable production by signing a new set of commitments to grow bananas in an environmentally sustainable manner and beyond. read more