It was a summer campaign characterized by a sharp drop in production for Futuragri, a prominent company from Puglia in the production and marketing of fruit and vegetable products. This was reported by the sales manager, Giuseppe De Filippo, with whom we discussed an assessment of the situation. read more

A few weeks before the event, the complete list of speakers for the Fruitnet Citrus Congress was published (click here for more details). Join the leading players in the global fresh citrus industry to share ideas on how to increase consumption. read more

It is believed that the fruit and vegetable supply chain is exclusively dedicated to the commercial sphere of the product; once the fruit or vegetable in question has been grown, cared for, and packaged, it must perform at its best in the relevant departments and that's it. Of course, this aspect is... read more

The wait is over for fans of innovative and surprising fruit products: Kissabel® apples from the Northern Hemisphere are back on the market. The commercial season for the range of colored-flesh apples - from pink to deep red - began in the United States in September. read more

Providing positive energy to the apple category and consumers for 20 years? Yes You Kanzi®! read more

In week 37, sales of pre-packaged fruits and vegetables show a positive trend, even though the average mix price has stopped increasing. Physical channels almost all report good performances, except for hypermarkets. This period is crucial for the grape category, but... read more

Comfortable, good, and anti-waste: IV range products are highly appreciated by Italians, but consumers still have prejudices and misconceptions about the category. This is, in short, what emerges from the survey conducted by the IV Range Fruit and Vegetable Products Group. read more

This year, Apofruit, a fruit and vegetable cooperative with over 2,700 members throughout Italy, confirms its participation at Fruit Attraction (Madrid, October 8-10), one of the main international events in the sector. The leaders of the cooperative will meet with operators and visitors at the event. read more

Cultivated in the fields at the foot of Mount Etna, in a generous land capable of enhancing the qualitative characteristics of the product, Barberasi pomegranates stand out for their intense red color and strong, bold taste. The 2024 harvest season started with the first fruits around the 10th. read more

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAPA) has released the first estimates for the upcoming citrus production season, with a forecasted harvest of 5.842 million tons, slightly lower (-1%) than the previous year. Among the causes mentioned are... read more

In the course of 2023, organic fruits and vegetables entered 80% of Italian households at least once. This percentage gives hope for the future. The data was presented by CSO Italy during the event Made in Nature: Organic Fruits and Vegetables and Neuromarketing. read more

ISI Sementi has always been a leader in the midi plum segment, as evidenced by the slogan: "Where there is Plum, there is ISI." In addition to the historically well-known and successful varieties in our range, such as Proxy F1, Pixel F1, and Dominus F1, today we are introducing our first resistant midi plum variety. read more

Avocado will be the flagship product of the 16th edition of Fruit Attraction, the trade fair organized by IFEMA MADRID and FEPEX, which will take place from October 8 to 10 at the exhibition center in Madrid. The fair will focus on various initiatives around this superfood, whose success is read more

Primi Frutti, a company specializing in the sale of strawberry plants and small fruits based in Policoro (MT), has obtained the ISO 22005:2008 certification, which concerns traceability in agri-food chains. The certification, issued by DNV, an independent body that provides read more

Conad, the leading Italian retail brand, has organized a meeting with the media to present the values and characteristics of the Piacersi Conad products, a new range of Conad-branded products dedicated to people who consider taking care of their well-being as the central theme of their lives. read more

The month of September represents a period of transition, with the shift from summer to autumn products, especially in the fruit sector. In recent years, the heat had accompanied us throughout September, while this year there has been a return to more typical temperatures. read more

Società Gestione Mercato announces that modules No. 1 and 2 of the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market in Genova are now available for potential lease within the Agri-Food Center. read more

The campaign of the "Pera Coscia" (Conference Pear) by the Il Girasole Cooperative in Paternò (Catania) continues successfully, confirming the consumers' appreciation for the fruit year after year. I had a meeting with the commercial manager, Giovanni Scavo, to discuss the current season, which started in the first days of. read more

El Corte Inglés, which in Spanish means "The English Cut," is a renowned chain of department stores in Spain founded in 1940 in Madrid. With a leading position in terms of sales volume in Europe and ranking fourth globally, the company also operates other brands, including read more

New investments for L’Insalata dell’Orto, which is equipping itself with new facilities for the preservation of vegetables, further developing self-production of green energy, and expanding the production greenhouses for leafy vegetables and edible flowers at its headquarters in Mira (Venice). read more