'Immediate suspension of imports of all citrus fruits from South Africa and application by the EU of the same measures applied by third countries to the export of olives affected by Xylella'. Calling for maximum rigour towards South African citrus fruits is President
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On Sunday 19 November, Dole Italia, a leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, participates as Official Supplier at the Verona Run Marathon, an event that is a benchmark for road running enthusiasts from all over Italy. read more

The two cooperatives associated with Anecoop, Albentillas, based in Almeria, and Toñifruit, based in Murcia, will join forces to increase their competitiveness in the organic produce sector through the integration of their social structure, while keeping their individual
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There is great dynamism in the kiwifruit sector, in particular thanks to the new varieties recently introduced, so much so that household consumption analyses carried out by Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor also confirm this momentum. In fact, in the period from 2019 to 2022 there was a
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In October 2023, the nationwide consumer price index (NIC), before tobacco, is estimated to have decreased by 0.2 % on a monthly basis and increased by 1.7 % year-on-year, from +5.3 % in the previous month (the preliminary estimate was +1.8 %). read more

Tosca, a leading supplier of pooled plastic crates, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marco González as new Managing Director, Central Europe - Downstream. read more

The fruit and vegetable sector of the large-scale retail trade is on a positive track in October, with increasing volumes after a September that was also positive. Fruit, however, lost a little, while vegetables turned in a remarkable performance. However, the real surprise is theIV-V Gamma, which is growing both in value and volume after
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,From Bisignano (Cosenza) to Altedo (Bologna) the step is short if the desire to grow is great. And that is exactly how it went for Fratelli Salerno Ortofrutta, already an official Del Monte dealer throughout Italy as well as a company specialising in import-export. To tell us about the
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The target is specific, the fields of Emilia Romagna. The objective is twofold and virtuous: to replace green, low environmental impact and economically sustainable fertilisers and chemicals used to protect and nourish vegetables destined for consumption
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Confindustria, Confagricoltura, Confcommercio, Confartigianato, Confcooperative, Federdistribuzione, Casartigiani and CLAAI (Confederazione delle Libere Associazioni Artigiane Italiane), yesterday at a hearing in the Chamber of Deputies on the Proposal for a European Regulation on Packaging and Waste, have
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The Coldiretti in the aftermath of the 73rd provincial Thanksgiving Festival held in Valli di Chioggia issued a communiqué on the agricultural year that has just ended. With reference to fruit and vegetables, taking Chioggia radicchio as an example, they stated that its production, due to
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Bananas now have a new colour and taste: they are red and taste like raspberries. The variety originated in India and was later exported to South America, where it is known by the names colorando, banana roja, tafetàn and others, and is mainly cultivated in Colombia and Ecuador.
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A golden moment for the courgette, prices are satisfactory and demand brisk. Usually, in this period, the price peaks occur with the drop in temperature, which blocks the productivity of the plants, but despite the mild temperatures, in Sicily, there is a good production and
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Emilia Romagna is the first Italian region to offer organic food in school canteens. As reported by the Italia Oggi newspaper, in 2023 about 28.5 per cent (equal to 10,825,519 meals) of all organic lunches served in Italian canteens were served in the region (reaching
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Crunchy, sweet and juicy. These are all characteristics usually used to describe a new selection of apples; however, after tasting it, we have to attribute them to the new pear variety Eden Gold®, which we found on sale at an Aldi shop.    read more

Yesterday, 14 November, the new Esselunga website dedicated exclusively to the world of wine and quality spirits 'Enoteca Esselunga' went online (click here to read more). A dedicated e-commercewith an important novelty represented by the fact that it is possible to receive orders in
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Dutch fresh produce marketing company The Greenery has appointed David Markowski as its new CEO. Markowski already held several executive roles in the group as of November 2019 and takes over from Steven Martina, who left
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Of the world's best-known and most popular exotic fruits, the mango is certainly the most refined and sought-after (editor's note: the most widely consumed exotic fruits are, of course, bananas and pineapples). A noble fruit with very ancient origins (the first evidence dates back more than 4,000 years in
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'The Future is THIS', was the phrase I heard most often from the many participants who flocked to last week's event organised at the Mazzoni farm. The meeting was, in fact, dedicated to automated harvesting by drones in a Pink Lady apple orchard.
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Apo Scaligera, a co-operative with more than 20 years of history and 160 member farms, is one of the most important realities of the Veronese fruit and vegetable scene and just a few days ago presented the 'Apo Pro' project to operators (click here to read more).
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