A promotional committee has been set up to have a Neapolitan fruit and vegetable excellence recognised as PGI: the asparagus. Cultivation, over the last 50 years, has become of great strategic and commercial importance for the area, hence the request to
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European fruit and vegetables grow in the US, Revista Mercados reports. EU fruit and vegetable exports to the US stood at 84,810 tonnes in 2022, worth EUR 219 million. In contrast, EU imports are around 22,126
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The IGP clementines of Calabria on the small screen, to reach the homes and tables of all Italians. On the initiative of the Consorzio di Tutela Clementine di Calabria IGP, from yesterday to 2 December 2023 RAI will broadcast on its networks a commercial created in collaboration with the director
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The contents of Macfrut 2024 (8-10 May, Rimini Expo Centre) continue to be enriched and they do so with the new format Macfrut Academy, the innovative digital platform aimed at professionals of the fruit and vegetable sector (click here for more details). With the President of Macfrut
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"Reorganisations are a typical act of the public administration, a public administration that must remain in tune with the times, with the development of the nation, and that must provide answers to all new criticalities and needs. I want to thank the staff for the great work they do within
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The citrus-growing season of Il Girasole, the cooperative located in Paternò (Catania), started at the beginning of November. The cooperative can count on a total of 500 hectares of citrus groves in which Avana mandarins, Ciaculli tardives, Nova clementines, several varieties
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Lidl Italia, a leading supermarket chain in the large-scale retail trade, has reconfirmed its participation in the annual "i Broccoli per la ricerca®" event. A fundraising initiative of Fondazione Umberto Veronesi ETSwhich aims to support the project "Salute al
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"After the green light from the State-Regions Conference, MASAF is ready to allocate 12 million euros for the pear and kiwi fruit sectors, aimed at countering the economic consequences they are experiencing due to climatic and natural events, such as drought, hail and plant diseases. In total
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Cia-Agricoltori Italiani is deeply concerned about the political agreement reached in Brussels on the nature restoration law. The proposal binds member states to establish and implement measures to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU's land and marine areas by
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The European Commission's green light for Italy's EUR 1.7 billion state aid scheme, partly financed through the recovery and resilience fund, to support the construction of agri-voltaic plants. read more

In addition to the direct and visible damage to agricultural structures such as greenhouses, sheds, warehouses, vehicles, equipment, inputs (fertilisers, seeds, etc.) and lost or damaged production, there is also the indirect damage caused by difficulties in responding to customer demands
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Woefully late, but finally, on Friday, confirmation officially arrived from Masaf of the allocation of ten million euros for compensation to pear trees affected by the effects of climate change in the last campaign (for more information click here). Despite some
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The fruit sector in Italy has reached a turning point. This is what emerged from the conference held on Wednesday 8 November in Cavour (TO) on the occasion of TuttoMele, organised by Confagricoltura Cuneo and Confagricoltura Torino. read more

In Sicily, in the shadow of Mount Etna, there is no time to say goodbye to the Etna PDO prickly pears, in the final stages of another exciting season, when the oranges of the Piana di Catania peep out. read more

A few days ago at the Ferrari Museum took place the annual ceremony for the presentation of the 'Sign of the Year' award, organised by SEIC - Studio Orlandini and Q&A Research & Consultancy.Lidl Italia, present throughout the country with over 730 shops, takes home two
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The lemon harvesting campaign has just started and for producers it is already shaping up to be a loss-making season. "Production has almost halved," anticipates Enzo Livoti, a verdello producer from the Barcellona pozzo di Gotto area. "Not to mention the size of the products,
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"2023 was undoubtedly a favourable year for downy mildew attacks, but the table grape sector managed to limit the damage, thanks to coverage and the work of agronomists in the countryside, unlike the wine grapevine where the damage was extensive. read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and pre-cut fruit and vegetables, recently released its Sustainability Report 2022. This document confirms the ongoing commitment
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Citrus Black Spot, False Cydia and Citrus tristeza virus are the main threats to imported citrus fruit and European intervention is needed to safeguard the supply chain. Launching the alarm - as reported in a Sole24Ore article - is Italy which, after Spain, ranks
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In the forty-third week of the current year, sales of fruit and vegetables by weight showed a better performance than Lcc. At the channel level, only positive trends can be noted, also in the online, but the discount store is the one that stands out above all others. read more