AgroNotizie editorial staff affected by the floods
2023-06-05 00:00
The flooding in Romagna has severely damaged not only agriculture in Romagna but also those who deal with it. This is why we, as Italiafruit Newssupport the editorial staff of AgroNotizie, which is based in Faenza and whose collaborators are now in great difficulty. Below we report
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Assomela's 'Know Apple' campaign, now in its final phase, aims to educate employees in the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade and, consequently, end consumers, about the apple product, sustainable production methods, the characteristics
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NFI analyses summer fruit
2023-06-01 00:00
With the arrival of warmer temperatures, the summer fruit season is in full swing. Prices for stone fruits are mixed, and the highest prices are being achieved by peaches and nectarines.
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Peaches and nectarines, slow start and low volumes
2023-06-01 00:00
The peaches and nectarines campaign got underway with produce from the southern areas. Marked by a production delay, due to lower temperatures and lower volumes, the season started with rather high quotations, as is also evident from the analysis of the
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Francescon: few melons until mid-July
2023-06-01 00:00
Della Casa - As we have already observed in recent weeks (read the full article), the start of this melon campaign is among the most bizarre and indecipherable we can remember. We try to take stock of the situation with Bruno Francescon, President of the PO of the same name.
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Orchards, tractors move with more agility
2023-06-01 00:00
New Holland Agriculture will be in the spotlight at Enovitis in Campo, on 7 and 8 June, with its range dedicated to orchards with the opportunity to test live the latest innovations such as the T4F (Tractor of the Year 2023) and the TK4 crawler tractor range. Space will also be given to solutions for the
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Federdistribuzione, May consumption with minus sign
2023-06-01 00:00
The data released by Istat on consumer prices for the month of May show a slowdown in general inflation compared to the previous month, with the index registering +7.6% on an annual basis, while the shopping trolley registers a slowdown with +11.3% on a trend basis.
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Spain, 80% of cherries lost in Jerte
2023-06-01 00:00
The cherry campaign is off to a difficult start in Italy, but also in Spain, where in the Valle del Jerte community in Extremadura, production has been severely damaged by the heavy rains that have hit the area renowned for the fruit. As we read in Valencia
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Arrigoni's new screen for solanaceous plants arrives
2023-06-01 00:00
More efficient photosynthesis, higher and better quality production, and reduced crop water requirements: these are the functions of Prisma® Ldf Strong, Arrigoni's absolute novelty for the protection of solanaceous plants. The agro-textile will be presented from 13 to 15 June at
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Bad weather drives up vegetable prices
2023-06-01 00:00
Vegetable prices jumped 13.9 per cent affected by the crazy weather trend with the multiplication of extreme events, including drought and bad weather, which hit field crops hard and reduced their availability. These are the findings of an analysis by Coldiretti
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More fruit, vegetables and meat but less fish
2023-06-01 00:00
More health in the trolley of Italians despite price increases: compared to a year ago, they say they buy far more fruit, fresh vegetables and meat on the supermarket shelves, less liquor, wine and, in the case of families with children, even less fresh fish. Fresh food
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Agrofarma renews the offices of its members
2023-06-01 00:00
Yesterday, the Annual Meeting of Agrofarma - the national association of agropharmaceutical companies that is part of Federchimica - was held for the general renewal of offices.
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Ortofrutta Italia, the Interprofessional Organisation of Italian Fruit and Vegetables, and AIAB, the Italian Association of Organic Agriculture, have signed a memorandum of understanding and operational collaboration aimed at promoting the development of organic fruit and vegetable supply chains;
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Top Melon, excellent start for Umbrian melons
2023-06-01 00:00
The harvest of Umbrian melons cultivated under tunnels at Top Melon's Pantalla (Perugia) site has started these days. The first fruits present a high level of quality, even if the volumes are not the highest due to the climatic trend of the last period.
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Pear and cherry production collapses in the Granda region
2023-06-01 00:00
This year in the Granda region, pear production will collapse by up to 80% and 50% of cherries have already been lost, but the peach and apple sectors are also in difficulty. This is the alarm launched by Coldiretti Cuneo, according to which the main cause is to be found in the
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Fruit at school, Veronamercato rewards students
2023-06-01 00:00
Veronamercatosince 2007 has been disseminating a food education project dedicated to the schools of Verona and its province to promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables among young people and make them aware of the benefits of a healthy, balanced diet. Since 2017 a
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Guaranteed Brix grade, why is it scary?
2023-06-01 00:00
I am aware that, when one ventures into making proposals that change the status quo, such as suggesting the minimum guaranteed Brix degree (to read the article click here), one has to take into account the 'resistance to change' that is typical of human 'conservative' behaviour,
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Soil fertility, the first results of Joinfruit research
2023-06-01 00:00
The project 'A healthier soil and a more virtuous production with Symbiotic Agriculture in the fruit sector', the first research experience by a PO on Symbiotic Agriculture, is now one year old.
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Tea experiment, comments from trade associations
2023-05-31 00:00
With regard to the Tea experimentation (click here to read more) we report the comments of the trade associations: Crea, Cia, Confagricoltura, Copagri, Alleanza Cooperative Agroalimentari e Cibo per la mente.
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Danila Bragantini Prize, awarding approaching
2023-05-31 00:00
The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth consecutive year by the National Association Le Donne dell'Ortofrutta and aimed at giving voice to female entrepreneurship in the sector, enters its final phase. The award is aimed at
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