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Macfrut introduces itself to the fruit and vegetable markets of Madrid and Barcelona
2024-03-26 00:00
A presentation tour of Macfrut took place last weekend in the fruit and vegetable markets of Madrid and Barcelona, the largest in Spain and among the most important wholesale markets in Europe. The interest shown by wholesalers was remarkable and already 22
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Aop Luce takes stock of the vegetable campaign
2024-03-26 00:00
Spring is a season of transition for vegetables: while more winter crops such as lettuces, chard and chicory are coming to an end, at the same time crops such as courgettes and agretti are in full production. We talked about this with the president of Aop Luce Felice
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AAA: Innovation wanted in the fruit and vegetable department
2024-03-26 00:00
If I asked you when was the last time you found a truly innovative product in the fruit and vegetable department, I would risk being thrown back several years. In fact, in the last two years, thanks to the crisis in consumption encouraged by inflation (which
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Vegetables: four categories drive imposed weight growth
2024-03-26 00:00
In this fourth and final issue, dedicated to the analysis of the imposed weight in fruit and vegetables, we focus on the vegetable categories, after the first general analysis (Click here to read more), the second on the macro-categories (Click here to read more) and the one on
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Fighting Drosophila suzukii through parasites
2024-03-26 00:00
The fight against Drosophila suzukii (small fruit fly) is evolving with great results thanks to new antagonistic species, such as the two wasps Ganaspis brasiliensis (known as the samba wasp) and Leptopilina japonica (known as the ronin wasp). These wasps - as stated on Goodfruit.com
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Daily dose of fruit and vegetables, why it is still a mirage
2024-03-26 00:00
Even today, too many consumers do not reach the recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables. And they do so for lack of adequate financial resources, lack of preparation time and lack of inspiration for recipes.
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Fruit farming of the future goes electric? Cautious optimism
2024-03-25 00:00
Fruit growing is not going through an easy period. This is why new solutions are being sought to offer producers to revive the sector. And when we talk about solutions, we are not just talking about breeding systems or new varieties, but it is, inevitably, that a
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Strawberries, price boom but consumption alert
2024-03-25 00:00
Over the last five years, the strawberry category has seen retail prices rise by 30 percentage points, areas tend to be stable and imports almost halved. The picture that emerges from the Agroter Fruit and Vegetable Monitor analysis seems to be rather rosy
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With more than 55,000 tonnes of fruit marketed each year and a passion handed down from generation to generation, Orchidea Frutta specialises in the production and distribution of table grapes, cherries, citrus fruits, peaches, nectarines, apricots, artichokes and has always aimed to
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The production of small fruit in Trentino reaches an annual quantity of around 12 thousand tonnes. The hectares involved in the cultivation of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries number around 500, yet this sector plays an important role for Trentino agriculture both for the
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With more than 55,000 tonnes of fruit marketed each year and a passion handed down from generation to generation, Orchidea Frutta specialises in the production and distribution of table grapes, cherries, citrus fruits, peaches, nectarines, apricots, artichokes and has always aimed to
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Statins: from cholesterol drug to potential herbicide?
2024-03-25 00:00
From a drug used to combat cholesterol comes an idea that could open up new avenues in the production of new types of herbicides. This is the discovery resulting from Australian research by Curtin's Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM), a centre that through
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Strawberries, consumption not in gear
2024-03-25 00:00
In March's category review, we provided you with an overview of strawberries, which showed that, on the one hand, there has been a steady increase in retail prices in recent years and, on the other hand, an abnormal decline in consumption in 2023 (click here to read more);
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La Maggiolina and TOMRA, innovation and excellence in baby leaves
2024-03-25 00:00
Tino Bellina has been a benchmark for the greenhouse lettuce industry for 35 years. Bellina, also known as 'The Steve Jobs of the fourth range' revolutionised the market in the late 1980s with the introduction of pre-washed baby leaves in bags, changing the face of the industry
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With more than 55,000 tonnes of fruit marketed each year and a passion handed down from generation to generation, Orchidea Frutta specialises in the production and distribution of table grapes, cherries, citrus fruits, peaches, nectarines, apricots, artichokes and has always aimed to
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California Plums, innovation and tradition behind success
2024-03-25 00:00
California is internationally renowned as an appellation of origin for high-quality, distinctive-tasting prunes, thanks in part to its innovative farming practices and state-of-the-art food safety standards. Just a few weeks after the orchards have blossomed,
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The avocado is ripe: the scanner says so
2024-03-25 00:00
At the fruit and vegetable department, it has happened to everyone to wonder how ripe the fruit is and, punctually, to make a mistake by buying the wrong product. From now on, this may no longer be a problem.
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The avocado is ripe: the scanner says so
2024-03-25 00:00
At the fruit and vegetable department, it has happened to everyone to wonder how ripe the fruit is and, punctually, to make a mistake by buying the wrong product. From now on, this may no longer be a problem.
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We continue our periodic interviews with the major large-scale retail chains to analyse their roles and strategies in the fruit and vegetable department. For the March appointment we involvedConad Nord Ovest, giving voice to Paolo Mondini, Head of the Fruit & Vegetable Department / Piante&Fiori and Category
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Strawberries, consumption not in gear
2024-03-25 00:00
In March's category review, we provided you with an overview of strawberries, which showed that, on the one hand, there has been a steady increase in retail prices in recent years and, on the other hand, an abnormal decline in consumption in 2023 (click here to read more);
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