Following the punctual start, on 16 October, of the payment phase for single application CAP advances for the 2023 campaign, the payment of CAP balances for the same period is now starting, based on the unit amounts payable for each intervention on the basis of the data
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For our usual survey inside a large-scale retail outlet, this week we stopped by the Pam supermarket in Parma, a historic shop in the city of Emilia, which has been renovated several times over the years and is part of the Panorama shopping centre; read more

Reducing plastic packaging and plant protection products, following the reform of the GI system (acronym for Geographical Indications), are among the qualifying works on which the European institutions have focused in this ninth legislature, now at its end, in particular the Parliament, which from
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The President of the Consortium for the Protection of the Red Orange of Sicily PGI, Gerardo Diana, has written a letter to the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, and the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, to ask them to meet and
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The 2023 watermelon campaign has been over for a few months now, and, with the season in full swing, it is easier to analyse the highlights of the season. Analyses of Agroter's fruit and vegetable monitor, relating to sales trends in the Iper+Super channels, show a decline in
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The first fair for the table grape supply chain will be held in Apulia. It is calledLUVand in less than a year, from 23 to 25 October 2024, it will cut the ribbon in the pavilions of the New Fiera del Levante in Bari.   read more

In the Vinschgau Valley, the 2023 harvest year for organic apples closed at 48,000 tonnes, in line with initial forecasts, a 20% higher total than in 2022, when the quantity of organic apples did not exceed 40,000 tonnes; read more

Among the toughest challenges facing agriculture today is drought, which is putting a strain on various agricultural productions. Many solutions are being planned by the experts to still guarantee profitability for farms despite the difficulties,
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The anti-inflation quarter will not be renewed. "The objective has been achieved," were the words of Minister Adolfo Urso, who at Mimit brought together with his colleague for Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, the 36 associations that had joined the initiative; read more

From apple processing waste and non-standard fruit for the fresh market, a natural cosmetics brand was born that has made circularity its mission and strength. Its name is Naste Beauty and it is a Piedmontese company that uses precisely the peels, seeds
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One of the most common misconceptions in our industry is that it is difficult to find 'good' fruit and vegetables to eat in the large-scale retail trade, with some exceptions. Actually, the sentiment is also echoed among consumers, since, according to research by Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor on 3,000
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In the first ten months of the year, a comparison of the three main fresh departments of self-service shops shows a growth in the quantities purchased for butchery and delicatessen products, while fruit and vegetables are in slight deficit.
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In the 66th edition of the Zecchino d'oro festival, which ended just a few days ago, a song dedicated to fruit and vegetables also appeared in the competition; read more

The year 2023 ended on a positive note for Codè Crai Ovest, a large-scale retail cooperative based in the province of Turin, which now has more than 300 sales outlets in north-western Italy in Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta. Growth and new acquisitions are
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The year-end assembly of the 18 member companies of the Selex Group, held on the first of the month, returned a positive and dynamic picture of the Group with new growth prospects also for the new year. In 2023, a year that once again saw Modern Organised Distribution
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For aid to agricultural enterprises following the damage caused by drought and high temperatures in 2022, Emilia-Romagna has €17.2 million available, out of the €80 million allocated at national level. The funds will be used to respond to the 1,375 applications submitted by the
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It is a positive season for Almaverde organic kiwi fruit, both for the green and yellow types. Despite a significant contraction in volumes, due to the unfortunately well-known climatic factors, the market is responding well thanks also to the high quality of the product
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The TOMRA Neon, a new blueberry pre-harvester with sophisticated AI (artificial intelligence) technology, addresses the challenges of automated harvesting. Joshua Miers-Jones, Global Category Director Blueberry and Avocado at TOMRA Food, explains how. read more

"During the meeting held a few days ago at the Interministerial Table on the 'Anti-Inflation Quarterly' initiative, Federdistribuzione commented on the Nielsen IQ data for November, which confirm the central role of Modern Distribution companies in
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For CPR System, the nation's leading company for collapsible plastic packaging, it has been an important year from many points of view: the gamble of adding the new Redea crate; the new Noah pallet; the unknowns of a stagnation in fruit and vegetable consumption that does not
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