Riccardo Martini, managing director of Dcs Tramaco, describes to IFN a very lively domestic import phase due to the weather conditions and the difficulties in domestic supply due to the flooding in Romagna last May. read more

With the beginning of September, Sicilian citrus fruit operators are trying to make their first forecasts for the rapidly approaching campaign; of course, judgements are often conditioned by personal intuition or emotions carried over from the previous season, but the
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"The figures for the first half of 2023 show a positive trend for Shopping Centres in terms of both sales and admissions," points out Roberto Zoia, president of the CNCC-National Council of Shopping Centres, an association that brings together all the
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Samsung Food, the app for customising dishes and recipes, is born. As the name suggests, the project was developed by Samsung and - as the company reports on its website - will be powered by artificial intelligence. read more

Tastings, cooking shows, street food, live music: a very rich programme for this first edition of 'L'uva Italia Igp di Canicattì è in festa', an event organised by chef Pietro La Torre and promoted by the Canicattì Igpe Grape Consortium by the City of Canicattì in via
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Figures released by Istat for retail sales in July show a trend increase in value of +2.7%, matched by a drop in volume of -4.5%. read more

The harvest of Gala apples from the lowlands has already begun a few weeks ago and is expected to end in the next few days, making way for the mountain harvest. We talked about this with Markus Tscholl, coordinator of Asta Frutta Alto Adige, who explained to IFN the
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Four open days to experience first-hand the excellence of the Italian nursery supply chain, aimed at producers, nurserymen, technicians, researchers and students. At the centre of the events is the innovation of the Italian fruit plant and vine nursery sector, a real driving force for the supply chain
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With week 34, the month of August comes to a close and, therefore, it is possible to take stock of the campaign for a very important summer fruit, the watermelon. There are no positive sales in the summer, apart from the last two weeks, when trends spike. But, overall, the campaign
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Organic food purchases are going through a delicate phase, after a virtually uninterrupted growth trend culminating in a record 2020. According to data monitored by ISMEA, domestic purchases have in fact set the pace in 2022, with a modest
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The growth of the Italian organic sector continues. This is confirmed by data on agricultural areas, operators and exports. The performance of the domestic market is also positive, driven by consumption outside the home (commercial and collective catering mark +18% over 2022) but also by a recovery in
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'It is a multiple future that lies ahead of us, with countless variables that can mix and create sudden breaking points to divert the course of history'. This is how Albino Russo, general manager of Ancc Coop (national association of consumer cooperatives) put it
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Nowadays, it is increasingly important for retailers operating in the fruit and vegetable sector to minimise waste and, at the same time, guarantee quality products to their customers. read more

Apple exports from the EU to Egypt are dropping dramatically and, in the 2022-2023 season, reached their lowest level in five years, as reported by EastFruit. read more

In a scenario where rising interest rates drive up the cost of mortgages, thus eroding Italians' savings and further reducing consumers' purchasing power, any tool that helps households save becomes valuable. In particular, the
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After a two-year stop and the Thai interlude last season due to the continuing Covid closures in China, the 2023 edition of Asia Fruit Logistica is back in the Chinese megacity that has hosted it for years; read more

In July 2023, retail sales are estimated to increase cyclically by 0.4 % in value and decline by 0.2 % in volume. Sales of food goods in value are up (+0.8%) while those in volume are stationary; sales of non-food goods, on the other hand, register a
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Speed, market loyalty and sustainable techniques are the factors contributing to the growth of the strawberry sector. In view of the next campaign, which should start in mid-December, we analysed the prospects with Carmela Suriano, Emea director of Nova Siri
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Mushrooms can save plants from extreme weather events, according to research coordinated by the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the Catholic University of Piacenza and Cremona, carried out in collaboration with theLeibniz Center for Agricultural
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"Carbon farming should be seen as a new frontier for combating climate change, within which the agricultural sector is a major player due to its obvious impacts on production and income and its strong mitigation potential." thus
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