Anticipation increases pleasure... and so does Samboa, the project of the Rivoira Group that has been working for eight long years on extra-sweet apples, now available in retail outlets 12 months a year with the three Brazilian varieties Luiza, Venice and Isadora, to offer consumers fruit with
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In mid-September, sales of fruit and vegetables by imposed weight grew as much as the Lcc, while in the progressive the gap was still a few points. At the channel level, the recovery of online, with positive trends, is certainly the most striking data for the week in question. Among the channels
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The large agrifood parkFico, in Bologna, will close its doors at the end of the year for a few months; it is scheduled to reopen in April 2024.   read more

The positive trend in sales at the Florence wholesale market continued in September: Aurelio Baccini, national vice-president of Fedagro and representative of the Florentine wholesalers, told IFN; read more

Candine®, the new apple from Apofruit that stands out for its bright pink appearance, sweet and crunchy flesh and unmistakable, persistent aroma, is about to experience another star season after a satisfying debut last year; read more

There could not have been a more appropriate place than Salerno to discuss the future of ready-to-eat salads, and being able to do so with the main players in the supply chain provided an opportunity to verify on the ground the feasibility of options for relaunching a supply chain that is now at risk
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The European Commission informed through the Rassf system - Rapid Alert System for Foodstuffs in the European Union - that during the last season 2022-2023, 49 lots of Turkish lemons (43) and grapefruits (6) were rejected and their
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This is a time of transition between the summer and autumn campaigns, a time when we usually draw conclusions from the season we left behind and turn towards the one to come. With Giuseppe De Filippo, sales manager of Futuragri, we analysed
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The great heat raging in Southern Italy is distracting us from the upcoming citrus fruit campaign, but by now we are there, and it is appropriate to make the first forecasts. Natalino Gallo, president of the Op Agricor of Corigliano Calabro (Cosenza), a Calabrian company specialising in the production and
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When examining the forms of actinidia training, there are basically two possible options: the double arbour (typical of northern Italy) and the tendone (more common in the south). In both cases the planting pattern is rather wide and is characterised by
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"Instead of taking European farmers for granted, we must support them and include them more in the decision-making process on the future of Europe. We must respect them, ensure that they can live in dignity, stop overburdening them with new bureaucracy and finally appreciate
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The melaincontracts two of the most popular exotic fruits, coconut and pineapple, and here is an organic smoothie with a fresh and satisfying taste, in the practical re-sealable pouch: Frullà Bio Mela Cocco Ananas. read more

Production has quadrupled since last year for the Leonforte Igp peach, grown in the Enna area and controlled by strict regulations. The particular method of production, which involves growing the fruit inside a parchment bag, guarantees a
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The Open Day on 18 September organised by Syngenta Vegetable Seeds in the Fondi (LT) area, at the Azienda Agricola Maggiacomo, was a success in terms of attendance to present Damerino to a large audience of producers and technicians in the area, who were able to see for themselves.
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Aldihas accelerated its expansion in the US by acquiring the Southeastern Grocers supermarket portfolio in Jacksonville, Florida. The acquisition, which will close in early 2024, will cover 400 grocery shops, mainly under the Winn-Dixie and Harveys banner in the
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Often the fruit and vegetable community has snubbed marketing, seeing it as a source of cost rather than profit. This view is continually borne out in the way innovation projects are constructed. Marketing expenses, in fact, are always among the last items in almost every
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With the collapse of harvests and the farewell of one in four potatoes, retail prices for potatoes are soaring, ranking as the most expensive fruit and vegetable product at the consumer level with an increase of 26% in August compared to the same period last year. E'
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Strong impact of the El Niño phenomenon on Peru's blueberry export campaign. Data from the consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru show that shipments up to mid-September amounted to 40,527 tonnes, barely half the total for the same period
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An expanding market in Italy and abroad, a growing turnover and new services for partners gaining ground. After the summer for L'Insalata dell'Orto - a company from the Veneto region specialising in the production, packaging and marketing of leafy vegetables from
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In Italy, Lcc sales in online channels are experiencing a strong contraction, whereas until last year growth seemed inescapable, also thanks to the boost given by the pandemic. read more