The journey of Dole Italia - a leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit - alongside Unione Sportiva Catanzaro 1929 s.r.l. continues with great pride. read more

Next Friday, 27 October, at the Aula Magna Di3A, Via Santa Sofia, 100, Catania, a crucial conference will be held to safeguard national and international citrus fruit cultivation, coordinated by the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia.  read more

Italy is divided in two by the weather: in the North the rains arrive, with temperatures dropping below 15°, while in the South the days are almost summer-like. This scenario affects trading in the wholesale markets, which are experiencing a transitional phase, as Carlo Quirico tells IFN -
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Exports of fruit and vegetables by quantity to Spain are falling. This was stated by Fepex, the Spanish federation of fruit and vegetable producers and exporters, which announced a drop in exports in the period January-August 2023 compared to the previous year, 7.6 million
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Cultivated in the areas on the slopes of Mount Etna, in the Catania plain, in a generous land capable of enhancing the product's quality characteristics, Barbera pomegranates are distinguished by their intense red colour and strong, decisive flavour. read more

We promised it and we have kept it: from 2024 our farmers and producers will be able to count on a new single European text on quality production, with ambitious measures, in the sole interest of our production chains of excellence. In the afternoon we reached
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With 56 votes in favour, 23 against and 5 abstentions the Environment Committee of the European Parliament approved the report on the reduction of packaging waste. The text is to be considered by the November plenary. The alternative amendments signed by the EPP and Ecr, which would have
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Yesterday morning the second meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Table was held under the direction of Minister Lollobrigida. From the four legs of the last one, this time we went down to two (read more here). To the loss of representativeness of the supply chain, without industry and
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After the successes of past years, the Grecìa Salentina Marathon, the international road running race over a distance of 42.195 km, returns on Sunday 29 October. The competition is held in Calimera, a municipality in the province of Lecce that belongs to the historic region
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We could say that it all started on Easter 2013, when LIDL launched the new body copy of its communication strategy on the Italian market: 'don't change your lifestyle, change supermarket', decreeing the retirement of the discount format, replaced by the
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Officially started on the 6th of this month, the campaign for Fuji MelaPiù®, the lowland apple guaranteed by the Ferrara Consortium, is looking interesting for both the trade and the end consumer. read more

In September, the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade achieved positive sales, even though only the minimum level was reached. The credit for the growth is due to fruit, being the only macrocategory with volume sales above 2022 in the month in question. Vegetables and IV-V Gamma,
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Spesotti, the convenient Coop-branded range designed to defend the purchasing power of families without sacrificing the brand's certified quality, has arrived. With over 300 items in 75 product categories, Spesotti revolutionises the assortment in Coop sales outlets:
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It was a surprise operation that took place in recent days in France to block imports of Spanish bulk wine and, unfortunately, fruit and vegetables also lost out. read more

The candidature of Italian cuisine as a Unesco Intangible Heritage, the enhancement of supply chains, the stop to synthetic food and the role of farmers, breeders and fishermen for the environment. These were some of the topics at the centre of the Agriculture Minister's speech,
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Plants consume energy to produce proteins, enzymes and the essential molecules to perform their physiological functions. During periods of intense growth or stress, energy consumption increases even further and the plant's performance must be very high. read more

Three hundred and sixty kilos of fruit and vegetables, good for consumption but destined for waste, saved within five months. This is the result achieved by Op Agritalia, an organisation of table grape producers with members in Apulia and Sicily, which consolidates its commitment to the fight against waste
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Confagricoltura Emilia Romagna has chosen Bologna station, a place evocative not only of the city but of the entire country as well as a fundamental railway junction on the north-south ridge, to symbolise the importance of Emilia-Romagna's fruit valley and launch an appeal to the
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As one of the fifth range companies targeting the European market, Annaturcouldn't miss the Anuga fair in Cologne, one of the most important food & beverage fairs not only in Europe but worldwide (it registered 140,000 specialised operators from 200
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Over the past few days, AOP Gruppo VI.VA. presented the 2024 Operational Programme under EU Reg. 2021/2115 of the new CAP (Fruit and Vegetable Sector Intervention), in which 13 member POs, with a marketed production value of more than 650 million euro, operating throughout the
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