In recent weeks there has been much talk of price increases in fruit and vegetables, forgetting that the sector is often subject to inflationary and deflationary periods caused by particularly negative or positive climatic events, which directly affect the supply-demand relationship in the
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57% of the fruit and vegetable supply chain sells at a loss or without a margin, according to the survey conducted in 2023 by the Global Coalition of Fresh Produce (GCFP), which brings together the associations of the various fruit and vegetable industry players in the world (such as Freshfel, to name but one
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In recent weeks there has been much talk about price increases in fruit and vegetables, forgetting that the sector is often subject to inflationary and deflationary periods caused by particularly negative or positive climatic events, which directly affect the supply-demand relationship in the
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Training, experience on experimental farms, information on the most sensitive topics of the new agriculture such as competitiveness and environmental issues; read more

The quality of ready-to-eat salads is often criticised by questioning the consistency and quality of the leaves used. often, however, what can compromise the quality requirements is not the bagging process, but the properties of the salad itself.
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"The heat wave that is affecting our country dangerously increases the health and safety risks for workers and, unfortunately, has already caused two deaths in recent days. This is unacceptable; read more

Consumer trends, as we know, have a significant impact on the sales of products displayed on supermarket shelves, and it is now well established that protein lines are an established trend, just look at how many new proposals on the subject arise from one day to the next. For such
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Centrale Ortofrutticola, a company specialising in the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables based at the Ortomercato di Milano, expands by opening a new packaging centre in Melzo (Milan). read more

Breakfast? 70% of Italians always eat it. When they do happen to skip it, it is due to lack of appetite (42%), time (39%) or habit (28%), especially the very young (between 11 and 19 years old) among the 'breakfast skippers'. According to Nielsen processing, the
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"The deadlines demanded by the European Climate Commissioner and the European Green Deal,Frans Timmermans,on the reduction of plant protection products are unreasonable". This is how the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida spoke in a video link during the national assembly
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The cool weather in May and June favoured the ripening of small fruits in the Veronese area, with an abundant harvest and an excellent quality product. Slightly less satisfactory were the prices for blackberries, the harvest of which is almost at an end, while that of the
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At the end of July, Parlapiano Sicilia will begin the marketing of its summer delicacies, the Pera Coscia di Ribera and the Pescabivona IGP, typical Sicilian regional products, unique in the world for their organoleptic characteristics. Excellent forecasts for the season ahead
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Last week's article on the malpractice of selling fruit and vegetables at EUR 0.99 per kilogram (click here to read it) - in defiance of health and hygiene regulations, commercial quality and tax legislation - generated a heated debate on our
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Seventy per cent of Italian pears are grown in Emilia-Romagna. In 1998, due to their exceptional quality, they were the first fruit to receive IGP recognition in the European Union. The Protected Geographical Indication protects producers in the vocated areas between the provinces of Reggio
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It is an unlucky season for Spanish watermelons and melons. As we wrote recently (click here to read more), the campaign has been heavily marked by the weather events of the last few months: a situation that has led to a decrease in volumes but also to prices over the
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Climate change is disrupting the countryside, where there has been a 10% cut in wheat production while the honey harvest has fallen by 70% compared to last year, but orchards are also in trouble, with cherries down 60% due to the flooding in Romagna, the
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The PNRR Steering Committee, chaired by the Minister for European Affairs, the South, Cohesion Policies and the PNRR, Raffaele Fitto, met yesterday in the Sala Verde at Palazzo Chigi to take stock of the situation with all the central and territorial administrations; read more

This weekend (Sunday 17 July, ed.) saw the conclusion of the world's most famous tennis tournament, and the Wimbledon final gave us the consecration of the new world tennis phenomenon Carlos Alcaraz. read more

Some of the largest companies in the fresh produce industry will participate in the first Global Tropicals Congress, to be held in The Hague on 14 September to discuss the latest trends and growth strategies for fresh tropical fruit; read more