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Pomodoro prices hit rock bottom: cherry tomatoes drop to 20 cents
2024-05-16 00:00
Since the beginning of the year, vegetables have never had a brilliant commercial phase, except for bell peppers. Blocked markets and low prices have not boosted sales. The causes are different: from the whims of the weather, to too high volumes, and also the entry of foreign goods.
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A new alien insect is threatening the pear tree.
2024-05-16 00:00
What makes the pear so special that it is so appealing to alien insects? This is the question we asked ourselves after reading the article by Massimo Bariselli (entomologist) and Riccardo Bugiani (phytopathologist) from the Plant Health Service of the Emilia-Romagna Region, in issue 15/2024.
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Italian fruit and vegetables in Scandinavia: growth margins are present but aggregation is needed
2024-05-16 00:00
In the Scandinavian countries, few retailers and highly concentrated volumes require large suppliers and strong product chains.
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Blueberries, the South African season is underway.
2024-05-16 00:00
The South African blueberry season is at the starting line. In the northern part of the country, harvesting has already begun and the first exports are expected in up to four weeks.
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Hail and bad weather, Assomela counts the damages
2024-05-16 00:00
The Macfrut trade fair, where Assomela, the Association of Italian Apple Producers, presented itself with a collective stand featuring the three largest member OPs from Trentino-Alto Adige: VOG - Home of Apples, VIP (Val Venosta), and Melinda, was an opportunity to meet all the members and engage in networking.
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Villari Group: Lumì's success between tradition and innovation
2024-05-16 00:00
The Villari Group from Roccalumera (Me) continues its path of enhancing Sicilian lemon with the well-known Lumì brand, which conveys to the supply chain the tradition of a sustainable product that represents the history of a territory. Attilio Villari, Commercial Director of the Group,
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Asparagus, for Romagna, it confirms a season focused on quality.
2024-05-16 00:00
This year, in Romagna, the asparagus campaign started earlier than in previous years, around March 20th. This is reported by IFNil producer Alberto Nanni, from the agricultural company Manni in Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rimini), a longstanding member of the Agribologna Consortium.
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In April, the fruit and vegetable department is experiencing deflation, but volumes are still declining.
2024-05-16 00:00
The first fully spring month does not benefit the sales of the fresh produce department in the retail sector. In April, in fact, the volumes are declining, but this is mainly related to the performance of vegetables, which are negative despite a decrease in average prices, as well as those of IV-V.
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Fresh and juicy debut for the Mantuan melon.
2024-05-15 00:00
Yesterday, at the wholesale market in Bergamo, the first Mantuan melons made their debut. They were welcomed by a humid climate that was not exactly favorable for consumption, but this did not stop the sale of the 80 crates that arrived, thanks to the excellent organoleptic quality of the fruits.
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"The weather conditions have always had a decisive influence on crop cultivation. In the specific case of new potato productions in the Siracusan area, the winter period has seen low precipitation and above-average temperatures, strongly affecting the preparation."
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"Extra red, a beautiful promise to keep"
2024-05-15 00:00
From the slopes of Mount Etna to the Benelux countries and back throughout Italy. This is the successful journey undertaken by the branded "Extra Red" oranges from Barbera, oranges that are four times redder than traditional ones. It's a story, or rather a journey.
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The sworn enemy of the apple tree: focus on the woolly aphid
2024-05-15 00:00
The woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) is a formidable parasite of apple trees present all over the world; in recent years, it has been proving to be increasingly dangerous even in Italian apple orchards. Thanks to Michele Mariani and Alessandro Zago from the Navarra Foundation, we are discovering more.
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Pac, Von Der Leyen and Coldiretti compared
2024-05-15 00:00
Simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), halt to Nutriscore labeling, staunch defense of the Mediterranean Diet for citizens' health, principle of reciprocity in imports, synthetic foods. These are some of the topics at the center of the important meeting at Palazzo Rospigliosi in Rome between the...
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Macfrut, the location at Rimini Fiera has been confirmed until 2029.
2024-05-15 00:00
After Macfrut 2024 was archived as the best edition ever, Cesena Fiera approved yesterday afternoon (May 14th) the financial statement for the year 2023, which shows a significant leap forward. The production value has increased from 6.1 million euros in 2022 to 9.2 million euros last year.
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Orsero opens the new Fruttital stand at the Milan Wholesale Market.
2024-05-15 00:00
Orsero S.p.A., a leader in the Mediterranean Europe for the import and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetable products, announces the opening of the new stand of Fruttital, a company within the Group operating in Italy, inside Pavilion 1 of the Milan Sogemi fruit and vegetable market.
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Rome is a metropolis dotted with neighborhood markets where citizens are traditionally accustomed to doing their shopping, especially when it comes to fruits and vegetables. We found ourselves in one of the most well-known and characteristic markets in the capital and gathered some interesting insights.
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Bayer: the SV9790 melon is the protagonist in Licata.
2024-05-14 00:00
In Licata, the harvesting of the LSL, SV9790MC melon continues, signed by Bayer Cropscience's Seminis. (click here for more information). In this area, particularly suitable for Italian cantaloupe melons, the Salvuccio Farm has been cultivating melons for three generations and boasts a total area of over
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Melinda and Tramaco together for a more efficient logistics.
2024-05-14 00:00
Melinda's innovative initiatives in logistics show no signs of stopping. After the underground cells, the elevator, and the cableway for transferring apples to warehouses without the use of vehicles, the focus is now on transportation systems that can reduce the impact.
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Funghi di Treviso joins the "Zero Residue Basket" initiative.
2024-05-14 00:00
This year, the O.P. Consorzio Funghi di Treviso has once again chosen to participate in Macfrut, a leading national and international fair for the fruit and vegetable sector, which took place from May 8th to 10th in Rimini. On this prestigious occasion, the Treviso O.P.
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"Summer fruit, the start is slow."
2024-05-14 00:00
The summer fruits of the season - cherries, melons, watermelons, nectarines, apricots - are not missing from the sales counters of the agri-food center in Rimini. Unfortunately, sales are happening 'sporadically', as pointed out by Giampiero Perla, owner of BDL (pictured above), the company.
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