A box containing 15 prized cherries in Japan was sold at the first auction of the season for 500,000 yen, the equivalent of 3,200 euro, in the northern prefecture of Aomori, an auspicious sign for local farmers, although lower than the price paid in 2022. read more

Etna is in bloom with its most representative fruit, the prickly pear. An expanse of 'sluices' (the plots destined for the cultivation of the prickly pear, ed.) colour the slopes of the volcano and companies begin the first operations between the shovels, and hopefully a
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China is losing an important primacy and Italy is ready to take its place. In the current season, in fact, the large Asian state has drastically reduced its export volumes of apples, in which it has long been a leader. The drop in exports, according to analysts from
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Della Casa - At the end of last week came like a thunderbolt the anticipation of the outcome of the additional investigation in the impact assessment, requested from the European Commission by no less than 17 Member States at the end of last year regarding the proposal of the
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The campaign for mountain strawberries produced by the VIP farmers, cultivated in Val Venosta and the adjacent Val Martello, in the heart of the Stelvio National Park, where, thanks to the glacier of Monte Cevedale, the fresh air slowly ripens the fruit and
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We often have preconceptions not only about people, but also about the fruit and vegetables we find on sale, and this compromises our purchase. But what if, as consumers, we found additional information on how to use the product according to the degree of ripeness? It is that
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Once again this year, Nova Siri Genetics (NSG), a company researching and testing new varieties of strawberries and berries, participated in the Red Fruit Congress in Huelva on 20 and 21 June. read more

By now, summer is in full swing and there is hope for a revival of the typical good season. But the last few days of trading in the wholesale markets, with the exception of melons and watermelons, have been dull for stone fruits and cherries. Quotations are average but - as we
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The 23rd edition of Forum Retail, the largest technology networking hub for the retail community, has kicked off: the first event, the Executive Summit, was held in the past few weeks and was attended by 180 C-Levels from the retail world. Six
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Last Thursday, on the campus of the Edmund Mach Foundation in San Michele all'Adige, the new greenhouse serving research, training and experimentation activities was inaugurated. It is a very modern structure, covering one thousand square metres, equipped with technology
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In a few days, European pear professionals will meet in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next one. In addition to a day of conferences, the organisers have scheduled a series of technical visits to present
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Good practices do not go on holiday, at least this is the hope of the Last Minute Market's Zero Waste campaign, which, with the onset of summer - from Wednesday 21 June - has launched the call for entries for the 12th edition of the Living Zero Waste Award, the contest aimed at
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The campaign celebrates the value of the producer partner as a true specialist of the land and the special character of the product, which fully represents the excellence and qualities of the land. The protagonists of the launch in the coming days include the Fabbri family with apricots
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For Rijk Zwaan, a multinational seed company, the confirmation of the commercialisation of its red lamuyo pepper Naviero RZ F1 arrived recently. Particularly suitable for cultivation in Sicily in the winter cycle with transplanting in September and October, before
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Healthy food and environmental protection, the search for quality and respect for raw materials, short supply chains and price trends: consumer preferences are driven by motivations and needs that change over time, but seem to be increasingly influenced by the principles
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At the Milan Expo of 2015, the shop of the future was presented, but to date there is no evidence of what was seen then. And to say that at the production level, technological innovation in recent years has helped to improve work in the countryside in no small measure (the famous agriculture 4.0), with
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Those who know me know that I have always been opposed to bringing price formation processes into transparency. That is why I watched with great concern the convening of the actors in the fruit and vegetable chain by Mr Prezzi in order to, quote
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Ager Campanusis an organisation of producers particularly concerned about the future of the planet. This is why it has decided to place the values of sustainability, innovation and food education at the centre of its work, without retreating an inch on the quality it offers. Ce
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European producers will have to resign themselves to pesticide cuts. After several meetings to review the proposed regulation, there is no sign of the European Commission accepting any of the demands of agricultural associations across Europe, which are against the
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The interactive augmented reality game "Catch the pear!" is now available online. It is one of the tools part of the campaign of the EU project "Pears with love: a case study of sustainable agriculture", promoted by Apo Conerpo Sca and co-financed by the European Community.   read more