The proposed regulation is from November, but it is mainly at this time that it is being discussed. The European Commission wants to abolish the use of disposable packaging for fruit and vegetables weighing less than 1.5 kg. We asked Nicola Ballini, sales manager of Ilip, about this,
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Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores triggered a 'hot' debate among our readers. read more

The consequences left by the flooding on companies in Romagna are now well known: entire lands under water, compromised equipment, companies without the essential services of water and light. Cooperatives have played a leading role, first and foremost for the community (click herefor
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The positive trail of awards given to Despar branded products by PLMA (Private Label Manufacturers Association) at the 'World of Private Label' International Trade Show in Amsterdam, one of the most important trade fairs dedicated to MDD, continues. For the ninth year
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The hot weather is starting to make itself felt and summer fruit is pawing the market in Bologna. The supply of melons, however, is still surplus to demand. Apricots are also already present in significant quantities, but the quality is not excellent. Little attractive produce at the moment for
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The Assembly of Italmercati, the national network of wholesale markets, has reconfirmed Fabio Massimo Pallottini as President for the two-year period 2023-2025. The confirmation attests to the path taken in recent years by such an essential reality for the agri-food chain.
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Agrintesa is an agricultural cooperative for the collection, processing and sale of agricultural products. read more

With reference to the proposal for a Regulation on packaging and packaging waste published on 30 November 2022 by the European Commission,the Gruppo IV Gamma of Unione Italiana Food, while sharing the spirit and intent of the proposal, points out that the approval procedure of
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While you are intent on salvaging what can be saved after a flood the likes of which cannot be remembered in living memory, shoveling mud all day long, any help is welcome and the mobilisation taking place is truly admirable, but there is one help that is making a difference, that of the farmer; read more

Esselunga opens its 186th shop today in San Benigno in Via di Francia, the second in the city of Genoa after the one in Via Piave opened in 2020, and the fourth in Liguria, where Esselunga is already present with two other shops in La Spezia and Albenga.The Superstore is located along the elevated road
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"For the cherry industry, the harvesting phase has started in these days and, with it, the moment of truth, although it can be stated as of now that the quality of the national cherries will remain at a high level; an opposite reasoning, unfortunately, must be put in place for
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Enhancing local ecotypes to preserve Italian flavour. This is the research objective of the seed company Blumen Vegetables Seedsper the creation of products with the intense flavour of 'yesteryear' but also improved in terms of uniformity, resistance and adaptability. Between
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More than 30 tonnes of counterfeit and health-threatening plant protection products, which if sold would have earned around 5 million euro, were seized by the Guardia di Finanza in Boscoreale. A businessman was charged with counterfeiting, fraud in trade and environmental offences; read more

For lemons, it is not a 'juicy' season; on the contrary, consumption is moving with the dropper (as the following graph shows) and there are innumerable doubts about this reference. Why such a sharp drop in consumption? Despite the fact that the lemon is a symbol of Made in
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In Romagna, the strawberry campaign is getting into full swing, despite the fact that the flood has left important after-effects. APoggio Berni, a hamlet in the Rimini area affected by the flooding but not by the river overflow, the harvest in the three hectares of Stefano's farm
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It is definitely not a year to remember for Apulian asparagus. In the province of Foggia, the Futuragri cooperative - which has a total of 600 hectares - has been dealing with bad weather since the beginning of the harvest, which is damaging production and blocking the harvest. read more

The damage that the flooding is causing in Emilia-Romagna is still difficult to quantify, but the bill will certainly be very high. With each passing day, a question is becoming more insistent among the affected population: could something have been done to avoid this
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The benefits of brackish soil for crops are well known by now but never before have tomato plants been seen on the seafront. It happens in Bari where - as reported by Corriere del Mezzogiorno - the fruits grow among the accumulations of posidonia (an aquatic plant, ed.). read more

They not only feed entire communities but also help save lives. The role, too often mistreated, of agricultural producers is back in the limelight in these days of climate disaster in Emilia-Romagna. read more