Italy is pushing phytosanitary agreements for fruit exports, especially to the Far East. A seminar was held in Tokyo, at the Italian Embassy, aimed at boosting the opening of the Japanese market to Italian kiwi fruit. Fruitimprese, Salvi-Unacoa took part,
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Giving value to wooden fruit and vegetable packaging. The RiPack consortium, officially launched on 27 October in Campania, Italy, brings together a number of packaging manufacturers located throughout the country. It is thanks to their capillary spread if
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It is the apple that inaugurated the extra sweet segment and today can count on sustained growth worldwide thanks to its customised strengths. We are talking about envy™, and telling us about it were the representatives of the two consortia that produce it in Italy, Vog and Vip. In
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Some 2,500 florists and decorators from all over Spain attended the 39th edition of Mercabarna-flor's Mercademostraciones early this morning. Under the slogan 'Prê-a-porter', Christmas decoration within everyone's reach, the market presented the latest trends for the festive season.
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The Italian clementine season is in full swing. All apple varieties are present, with the arrival of Sweetango.There is less presence of Italian pears for theWilliameAbate Fetel. Italian grapes are still on the market, and the Pizzutello is in its last throes. Sales of
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The Edeka Potrzebski store on Messe-Allee in Leipzig is to become the Group's first climate-neutral store, according to Edeka. The "climate-neutral food retail" pilot project organised by the German Retail Association (HDE) is a ground-breaking initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of food retail.
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The level of self-sufficiency in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Germany is already secure, said the Minister: read more

The country's largest cooperative - with 2.3 million members and more than 340 sales outlets distributed in 8 of Italy's 20 regions - in line with the 2023/2027 Strategic Plan, in fact, in 2023 alone transferred more than €300 million of
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Hi-Las Marketing Corp., a player in the agribusiness, has unveiled its strategic initiative to bolster market penetration by charting a course towards exporting fresh fruits to key European markets, notably Belgium. While historically centered on the Asian market, the company is now
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Krisztina Bodnár, a business development manager at GfK, has recently published an article about their latest study on the nutritional habits of Hungarians on the portal TradeMagazin.hu. read more

Schwan Regiofruit stores a wide range of regional products and goods from all over the world in 1,500 square metres of refrigerated space and a further 3,000 square metres of dry space. Despite a number of challenges, including weather-related ones, the company has not experienced any
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European average orange price (in € per 100 kgs) comes in at €80 this November, €4 over the 5-year average. read more

Some 2,500 florists and decorators from all over Spain attended the 39th edition of Mercabarna-flor's Mercademostraciones early this morning. Under the slogan 'Prê-a-porter', Christmas decoration within everyone's reach, the market presented the latest trends for the festive season.
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The plantain industry has undergone a major transformation in producing and commercializing plantains compared to before the pandemic. "I can say that a lot has really changed, having worked in the sector for some time. Plantains are a niche market in Italy, with consumption limited to a few
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According toEastFruit analysts, Turkey is experiencing a dynamic increase in prices for export-quality apples, as local suppliers cannot satisfy all requests from potential customers. Wholesale prices for Red Delicious apples, which are actively exported to the Indian market, already reach $0.9
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Azienda agricola Eleuteri, the first in Italy on the flat peach, is betting heavily on the growth of the flat nectarine, which is easier to consume. With Anfiteatro Saturnia, it has created in Monte Urano, in the province of Fermo, the largest single-body cultivation in Europe. A 2
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Leeks are a small but very stable product in the fruit and vegetable assortment. France is the largest producer in Europe, but Belgium and the Netherlands call the shots in international trade. Both countries export around 60 to 70,000 tons of leeks worth €70 to €80 million each season.
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Once again this year, Lidl Italiaparticipates in Broccoli for Research, the fundraising initiative of Fondazione Umberto Veronesi Ets to finance excellent scientific research into cancers that typically affect men. For every 500
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It lasts longer and requires less pesticides. It is also much tastier according to Gustav Leonhardt, winner of Chef of the Year 2021 and Sweden’s representative in the Bocuse d‘Or 2024. The 5G onion is an example of how one of the most common ingredients in the Swedish kitchen, with the help
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