Cai, promising prospects for the Primofiore campaign
2024-08-01 00:00
With the Primofiore and Bianchetto lemon campaign coming to an end, it's time for Cai, the Agricultural Cooperative of Ionic Farmers in Furci Siculo (Messina), to assess the season. The cooperative, specialized in the production of organic citrus fruits, has seen the Primofiore harvest come to a close at the end.
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Coldiretti, Filiera Italia, and the National Association of Italian Vegetable Food Canning Industries (ANICAV), the representative association of the Italian tomato processing industry within the Confindustria system, sign an important collaboration agreement for the enhancement and the
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Pepperoni, a new surge in negotiations.
2024-08-01 00:00
A midseason sleep for vegetables, with the only reference able to give a bit of momentum to the demand represented by bell peppers. In fact, despite a sluggish market for vegetables, bell peppers have maintained strong prices and in recent days there has been a recorded
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Spain: hemorrhage for surfaces cultivated with garlic
2024-08-01 00:00
For this season as well, a decrease in the cultivated area of garlic has been recorded in Spain, with a 14% decline compared to 2023. The drop was more pronounced for purple garlic, which for the first time fell below 40% of the total area. These are the findings of the analysis.
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A group of celebrities, such as actors, writers, and English influencers, are supporting the charitable organization Soil Association's campaign to double the area dedicated to fruit and vegetable cultivation in the UK, with the aim of reducing dependence on imports.
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Ruggiero, the collection of Fucino Igp potatoes has started.
2024-07-31 00:00
"In these days in our Abruzzo areas, we have started the harvest operations of the Igp Fucino Potatoes. From these first digs, we can consider ourselves satisfied with the quality of the tubers, hoping that the campaign can continue with a positive trend," reported by Antonio.
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White Datterino: the curtain opens on a new tomato
2024-07-31 00:00
During the last edition of Red Planet, the immersive event about tomatoes, created by Agroter and Macfrut, there was a special guest arriving directly from the East: the white cherry tomato. This guest has become a regular thanks to AgriPeppe, a fruit and vegetable cooperative.
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New sprint for traditional watermelons.
2024-07-31 00:00
"We are experiencing a slowdown in the growth of new types of small-sized watermelons, which leads us to believe that we are probably approaching a point of balance with the traditional large-sized ones, also thanks to the growth of the product."
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The guidelines from the Campania Region to combat lemon dry rot will be published today.
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FEM, present the main results of the tests in fruit growing.
2024-07-31 00:00
Open doors at the De Bellat agricultural company in Spagolle, in Valsugana, where the Mach Foundation has organized the first in a series of summer meetings aimed at the agricultural world. The focus of the day is the presentation of experimental trials in fruit growing conducted by the Testing Center.
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Global blueberry exports decreased in 2023.
2024-07-31 00:00
Global blueberry exports reached 748 thousand tons in 2023, marking a 12% decrease compared to the 850 thousand tons recorded the previous year, due to the climatic phenomena that affected the main producing countries.
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The structured pot convinces the stone fruit producers.
2024-07-30 00:00
The pot - with its variants such as the delayed pot and the Catalan pot, just to name a few - is among the most common forms of cultivation in the stone fruit sector, thanks to some well-known advantages: plant management from the ground and lower planting costs compared to other forms.
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A study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Milan, in collaboration with the Institute for Research in Biomedicine at the University of Bellinzona (Switzerland), investigated the extraordinary properties of ellagic acid, a natural polyphenol found in fruits.
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Apofruit, continues to increase potato production.
2024-07-30 00:00
It's that time of the year again to take stock of the potato situation at Apofruit. This crop, now firmly on the podium of the cooperative's most representative productions in terms of volumes, continues to grow. Taking stock of the situation
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Tomatoes: families over 65 eat almost twice as much as young ones.
2024-07-30 00:00
Today we present the seventh installment of the in-depth column on the evolution of the profile of the national fruit and vegetable purchasing manager, born from the collaboration between Monitor Ortofrutta of Agroter and GfK's Consumer Panel for Italy. Among horticultural categories, that of...
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South Africa: downward forecasts for orange exports
2024-07-30 00:00
The Southern African Citrus Growers Association has revised downwards its estimates for orange exports for the 2024 season, due to "extreme" winter conditions: strong winds, torrential rains, and frosts have caused significant damage not only to the fruit, but also to the.
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The mini watermelon segment has been on the market for quite some time now, but only in recent years there has been a turning point thanks to projects like the Gavina Watermelon, also known as the mini watermelon from L'Orto di Eleonora, which make quality the fundamental pillar: "Without quality"...
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On July 27, the Ministerial Decree recognizing the Consortium for the Protection of Canicattì IGP Table Grapes was published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic. Through this decree, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forests officially recognized the Consortium.
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Perla Nera has changed the rules of the game.
2024-07-29 00:00
During last week's live IFN broadcast dedicated to watermelons (click here for more details), it became clear how the sector has been able to evolve, moving from promotions at just a few cents to doubling consumer prices over a period of 10 years, according to buyers.
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Vilmorin-Mikado introduces a new range of greenhouse capsicums.
2024-07-29 00:00
Vilmorin-Mikado is always attentive to the needs of the entire supply chain to provide a high-performing range of lettuces that adapts well to the ongoing climate changes, market demands, and with a complete package of resistances for Bremia lactucae, including the new Bl:41EU strain.
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