Yet another prestigious collaboration between the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia Igp Consortium and an outstanding Made in Italy company with more than 145 years of history; read more

"The EU Commission accepts Italy's proposals. We should only further restrict pesticides when we are able to protect production with alternative methods. We have opposed, from day one, an ideological approach on the issue that would have had a devastating effect
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Sales of Pink Lady®/PinKids® closed the year 2023 with a growth of 13% over the previous year, a very positive number. Pink Lady® maintains its leading position in premium apples in all markets and especially in the 3 most important countries: Germany,
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To discover the mystery, we need to take a step back. If we were to ask you which fruits have had the most significant growth trends in Italian exports over the last 10 years, you would probably think of products such as apples, kiwis and table grapes, because of their importance, or
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Pro-Gest, Italy's leading paper group, confirms its position at the forefront of the ecological transition in terms of research, development and innovation in the packaging sector.Protagonist again this year at Fruit Logistica, the leading trade fair for the global produce trade
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It is back in the markets in a big way, to share its powerful taste and rich tropical and fruity aromas with retailers and consumers. It is Giga®, the grand apple of the Vog - Home of apples assortment; read more

Fruit Logistica, the leading trade fair for the global fresh fruit and vegetable trade and the beating heart of the world fruit and vegetable industry, will be back in Berlin for another record-breaking edition. From 7 to 9 February 2024, buyers and traders in the sector
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We are in Scorzè (Venice), in the heart of the production area of the red radicchio di Treviso Igp, late and early, in the middle of the protection area, bordering the provinces of Treviso and Padua; read more

Some fruits and vegetables are coming back to life thanks to the work of the Ardea-Pomezia Seed Searchers, an association that works to recover ancient and rare seeds and thus reintroduce forgotten varieties into production, also with a view to preserving the agricultural biodiversity of
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"This year's clementine campaign was characterised by an excess of small gauges, which are notoriously poorly demanded by the market, or at least not to this extent (on some farms it was 40-50% of the total harvest). On the contrary, those who managed to have a
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"We are coming from a dull month of January, with trading tending downwards. For vegetables we have seen dramatic drops, especially for courgettes. The weather trend is having such an impact on vegetable prices and, now, produce from abroad is also doing
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The drought is putting a strain on the agricultural sector almost everywhere. For example, as we reported last week, Sicily is facing a drought of historic proportions that puts the summer season at risk (click here to read more). But the most
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It was November when the Houthis in Yemen made the media headlines for the hijacking in the Red Sea of the Galaxy Leader, a ship belonging to the Israeli company Ray Car Carriers, managed by the Japanese NYK. So at IFN we commented on the incident with Massimo Delpozzo, director
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Just a few days after signing an agreement to acquire one of the leading producers of grapes, cherries, blueberries and other fruits in Chile and Peru, Verfrut (click here to read more), the Unifrutti group today announces the acquisition of the Sicilian farm Castellana (in the
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It is a discrete market that we saw yesterday at the agri-food centre in Bologna, especially for pears, apples and citrus fruits. In particular, pears are beginning to see the predominance of foreign products (from Belgium and Holland), with prices significantly lower than the national ones. read more

Ferrara Expo, in agreement with the partners of the FuturPera- International Pear Show - OI Pera, Unapera and Consorzio Pera Igp - has chosen to postpone the event from 6-7 March 2024 to 26-27 November 2025, repositioning it in its usual period of operation. read more

Basf will be present at Tomato World from 15 to 16 February in Piacenza Expo at stand 7 (adjacent to hall C). The fair is an important meeting point for players in the processing tomato chain, who will have the opportunity to learn about new developments and trends in the sector and
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The Alegra Group, a leading player in the national and European fruit and vegetable sector, will participate in Fruit Logistica 2024, the historic reference event for the fruit and vegetable sector, which will be held in Berlin from 7 to 9 February at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre. The three companies of the Group
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The red gold of Sicily lands in Berlin. Once again this year, in fact, the Consorzio di Tutela della Igp Pomodoro di Pachinos will be present from 7 to 9 February at 'Fruit Logistica', the great international trade fair dedicated to the agri-food industry, with its own stand in the exhibition area set up
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The three-day Demo Days Fruttispeciale Sicilia organised by Rijk Zwaan Italia at the end of January ended to the great satisfaction of the seed company; read more