According to preliminary estimates, in September 2023, the national consumer price index for the entire community (NIC), before tobacco, increased by 0.2 per cent month-on-month and 5.3 per cent year-on-year, from +5.4 per cent in the previous month. read more

A meeting of international importance was held in the enchanting setting of Zash, in the Catanese region, where the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia welcomed a delegation of Danish parliamentarians, members of the Environment and Food Committee, and the Danish Ambassador to Italy
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Conad, Italy's leading large-scale retailer, is joining the 'Anti-Inflation Quarter', the initiative promoted by the Ministry of Industry and Made in Italy and endorsed by distribution and trade associations, including Ancd-Conad. It will do so with the entire
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The Italian kiwi campaign is slowly getting into full swing and in the latest surveys we have carried out in both wholesale and large-scale retail markets, we can see a confusing picture, to say the least. At the moment, in addition to the tail end of the overseas product, there are the varieties
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After a positive European summer season, significantly less hot than the previous one and with higher water quantities, the Pink Lady® Europe Association expects to reach 225 000 tonnes (+ 25% vs. N-1) for the 2023-2024 season. read more

On the occasion of the International Food Waste and Loss Awareness Day, Babaco Market - the 100% made-in-Italy e-grocery service of out-of-the-ordinary food products that fights food waste for sustainable shopping - invites you to reflect
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Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture for Food Sovereignty and Forestry at the signing of the Pact on the Tricolour Quarter at Palazzo Chigi emphasises the importance of the fair distribution of added value without burdening the weak links in the chain. read more

F.lli Orsero - a brand synonymous with Extra Premium quality fruit - will participate in the 2023 edition of Fruit Attraction, the International Fruit and Vegetable Fair scheduled from 3 to 5 October at the Ifema Feria centre in Madrid. read more

With the evolution of the flavour wheel, the new 2023-2024 marketing year for Marlene® apples, which started with the Gala variety, will focus on the combination of origin, season and taste. read more

It is a multi-step growth project that the specialised company Canovac is pursuing with the Almaverde Bio brand. And it is based, first and foremost, on the format of the Almaverde Bio islands, varietal innovation, a focus on sustainable packaging and the important
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Italian fruit and vegetable exports for the first five months of 2023 amounted to EUR 2.3 billion, up 9.5% compared to EUR 2.1 billion for the same period in 2022. These are the data International Trade Centre highlighted by the "I Love Fruit & Veg
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The second phase of Cherry Growers Australia andAgriculture Victoria's cherry traceability pilot project will begin this season with Victorian cherry grower-exporter CherryHill Orchards to test traceability from producer to customer. read more

The Apofruit Group, with Apofruit Italia, Canova and Mediterraneo Group, confirms its presence once again this year at Fruit Attraction, the international fruit and vegetable fair scheduled to take place at the Madrid exhibition centre from 3 to 5 October. The top management of the cooperative
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The Apofruit Group, with Apofruit Italia, Canova and Mediterraneo Group, confirms its presence once again this year at Fruit Attraction, the international fruit and vegetable fair scheduled to take place at the Madrid exhibition centre from 3 to 5 October. The top management of the cooperative
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The Esselunga Group realised sales of € 4,638.0 million, an increase of 7.3% compared to the same period in 2022. On-shelf prices recorded an average increase of 9.8%, against average list increases from suppliers of 10.5%.
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Fedagromercati-Confcommercio will take part in the next edition of Fruit Attraction 2023, a not-to-be-missed event for all international fruit and vegetable players. As every year, the Federation will be at the forefront with its own stand within the Italian collective,
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The brassica campaign forTop Melon started a few weeks ago. The company from Pantalla (Perugia), which is already one of Italy's leading producers of melons and watermelons, has in recent years expanded its range to include these typical autumn-winter vegetables. read more

Ancd-Conad, Ancc-Coop, Federdistribuzione, Confcommercio and FIESA-Confesercenti, together with the associations representing the pharmacy and parapharmacy sectors, signed yesterday at Palazzo Chigi, in the presence of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the protocol of understanding for the
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Two days after the launch of the operation strongly desired by Minister Urso to lower the prices of a quota of FMCG products in order to curb inflation (for more details click here), the 'tricolour trolley' begins to take on less blurred contours, not
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VIP, in cooperation with NaturaSì, presents 'to every apple its season', an innovative project aimed at raising awareness of the wide selection of organic apples from Val Venosta and the importance of their seasonality. In addition to the traditional apples already in the assortment, in fact, from this
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