How can the fruit and vegetable sector regain the competitiveness it has lost over the years? First of all by identifying the problems, the same ones that have plagued it for years without any kind of solution. We talked about this with Vincenzo Falconi, director of Italia Ortofrutta, who suggested
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Potatoes sold from 80 cents up to 1.10 per kg. Staggering figures that have been a reality in the wholesale markets for the last few weeks and will remain so for a few more weeks. Confirming this at IFN isDaniele Vaccari, from the Eurorinascita stand in Brescia; read more

Maiora Despar Centro-Sud consolidated its growth path in 2022 with a balance sheet that recorded a turnover of 987 million and revenue growth of +7.2% over the previous year. read more

We are now entering the table grape season and the latest agronomic practices are essential to obtain a high quality bunch. Focusing on the elongation of the rachis is a fundamental parameter that influences the final production in terms of quantity and
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Romagna does not give up and, above all, the farmers of Romagna do not give up, indeed, they cannot and do not want to surrender to the water and mud that have literally flooded their crops. The real risk is of losing everything, their life's work, but walking around the flooded countryside
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Bonduelle relied on Trapview for the monitoring and prediction of the main lepidopteran pests in lettuce crops destined for the European IV gamma market and located in the Campo Cartagena area in southern Spain. Bonduelle lettuce production in this
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There is no shortage of novelties atAgricola Campidanese. This year, the campaign for the main summer reference products from L'Orto di Eleonora, namely the Eleonora and Gavina mini watermelons, starts early for the Sardinian Op. The credit for this goes to Gavina,which arrives almost a month early thanks to the
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After Mango, Pineapple, Banana and the recent Prune, theFrullà Puro line is enriched with a new original reference presented as a preview at the recent TuttoFood: Pescabianca®. Only pure peach has been used for this fresh fruit smoothie,
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In Linares, Chile, a never-before-seen collaboration is taking place, and even more so in the agricultural sector: robots guided by artificial intelligence are harvesting apples. This extraordinary feat is the result of a partnership between Tevel, an Israeli start-up specialising in
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The Shareholders' Meeting of the Centro Agroalimentare Roma, a predominantly publicly owned company held by Roma Capitale, the Lazio Region, and Roma Metropolitana, recently examined and approved the 2022 financial statements.   read more

During the Freshfel General Assembly on Thursday 25 May in Brussels, it was announced that Alì Supermarkets had become a member of Freshfel Europe. The Brussels-based association represents the largest European and international fruit and vegetable organisations
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The courgette season so far can be described as positive, with a steady sales trend and more than satisfactory quotations for operators. Perhaps the highlight of the season was reached during these days with sales peaks - reported in the wholesale markets - of 2
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The Mutti Group, present with its products in about 100 countries around the world, closes the year 2022 with a total turnover of563 million euros,registering a growth of 16% compared to 2021. A success also accompanied by the development of industrial investments for 32 million
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At the conclusion of the intense and memorable 2022-2023 winter production campaign, Vilmorin-Mikado Italia held an evening event on 18 May for the official presentation of the new commercial varieties, which will soon be available to the chain operators. The event
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Oranges are coming to the end of their campaign in all areas, but the IlGirasole cooperative in Paternò (Catania) is still processing, thanks to its members producing the blond Valencia and Ovale varieties - which are marketed until the first ten days of June - and Tarocco Meli and
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Online at www.pearswithlove.eu is the website 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. The aim of the programme is to explain the agricultural chain of the pear
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The Zespri Kiwis' season from New Zealand has officially restarted. read more

After the disappointments with cherries (Click here to read), we wanted to repeat the experience by buying apricots in a large-scale retail outlet, but we were not lucky this time either. In fact, the experience was even worse, demonstrating how, at the beginning of the campaign, the
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What happened to Fabrizio Pattuelli when testing apricots in this summer fruit launch and which you can read about in today's IFN (click here to read the full article) made me reflect on one of the main causes of the continuing debacle in summer fruit consumption:
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Nutrition and sport play a decisive role in the wellbeing of every person and at all ages: Dole Italia - Official Healthy Food Sponsor of the Atalanta B.C. First Team - has always been attentive to a healthy lifestyle, and explores the topic in depth with the Nutritionist and the Chef of the
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