The good sales performance of summer fruits continues, while the vegetable sector experiences ups and downs. This is what emerges from the weekly survey Il Borsino, conducted in collaboration with Italmercati, which this week made a stop at the CAAT in Turin. read more

The Sicilian summer marks, as every year, the beginning of a new season for some of the most representative fruit and vegetable excellences of the island. OP La Deliziosa, a leading reality in the production and enhancement of certified fruit, inaugurates the 2025 campaign with the Pera Coscia. read more

Aphids and apple anthracnose, pear fruit moth, kiwifruit scale insect: climate change has exacerbated the adversities (as well as introducing new ones) that Emilia-Romagna fruit growing must deal with. Increasing challenges that have led to an increase in. read more

In the 28th week, the pre-packaged fruit and vegetable sector records a new growth, albeit with only slightly positive volumes. Among the sales channels, supermarkets stand out, while discount stores and hypermarkets continue to show signs of decline. read more

Buyers, producers, and technicians crowded the experimental test field for three days during the first Symposium of the Melon Mantovano IGP, which concluded yesterday. The event marked an unprecedented moment of discussion and technical updates for the melon sector. read more

The quintals of apples produced in Valtellina that cannot be delivered to the Melavì cooperative, which is in liquidation, will be marketed by other entities in the area. This was one of the topics discussed yesterday at the new discussion table held at the headquarters of the Lombardy Region. read more

The economic performance improved in the first quarter of 2025, with a 0.3% increase in GDP compared to the previous quarter and a 0.7% increase compared to the same quarter in 2024. The value added in agriculture also increased by 1.4% and in industry by 1.2%, while... read more

Yesterday, the first Symposium of the Mantovano IGP Melon took place in the splendid setting of the Ducal Palace of Mantua, bringing together producers, experts, and industry professionals in pursuit of excellence, sharing, and promoting the unique IGP certified melon. read more

The British government presented in late June 2025 new standards to promote healthier eating, as part of the 10 Year Health Plan. The program directly involves supermarkets and producers, encouraging them to increase the range of healthy products and to... read more

More than 26 million kilograms of Red Oranges from Sicily with Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) are on the market for the 2024-2025 harvest (of which 3.1 million kg are organic products). This number matches that of the previous year, but proportionally it is very positive considering that the raw material has been. read more

The cherry season has officially started in Val Venosta. In a year marked by reduced harvests in Europe, Val Venosta cherries are ready to take center stage, becoming protagonists of the Italian summer with an estimated 450 tons of product. read more

July is one of the peak months for watermelon sales in the large-scale retail trade (Gdo), as it accounts for over a third of seasonal volumes. For this reason, Italiafruit is presenting one of its analyses dedicated to the category during such a strategic period. The survey focuses on the management of. read more

The summer season brings with it the most intense flavors of fresh fruit, and among these are the stone fruits - peaches, nectarines, apricots, and plums - which are once again taking center stage for Coop Sole, one of the most important fruit and vegetable cooperatives on the national scene. read more

With the start of new cycles of greenhouse pepper transplanting, one of the most feared threats among horticulturists resurfaces: the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Invisible at first sight but capable of causing significant damage, this small insect represents a read more

Yesterday, the meeting promoted by the Sweet Passion watermelon Consortium was held, an event designed to review the commercial performance of the season and present the latest developments in terms of varieties and environmental aspects. In collaboration with the Known You Seed seed company, the meeting... read more

For apricots and plums, both belonging to the drupe family, the peak selling period in large-scale retail distribution is concentrated between late spring and early summer, in a significantly narrower timeframe compared to more seasonally diversified products. read more

On Friday, July 25th, the Fratelli Navarra Foundation for Agriculture and UNAPera are organizing a technical meeting dedicated to pear cultivation. UNAPera is a consortium that brings together practically all operators in the pear sector at a national level - as reported in the read more

Despite the climate challenges and pressures on the global market, Sicilian table grapes continue to demonstrate their driving force in the national fruit and vegetable sector. The 2025 campaign has started with positive signs, both in terms of quantity and quality of the product. read more

With alien insects causing damages of over one billion euros annually in Italy alone, from the Asian stink bug to the Japanese beetle and the Asian hornet, it is necessary to provide effective tools for fighting them to agricultural companies, as well as harmonizing regulations. read more

Following a joint session of the Fruit, Fish, Meat, and Gastronomy Markets and Flowers Committees of the Milan Food Market, the new Logistics Regulation of the Milan Food Market was approved yesterday. Sogemi expresses its satisfaction for read more