Italy: more expensive peppers, cheaper table grapes
In Italy, pepper prices are rising as the field-grown campaign ends and greenhouse product from Sicily enters the market. After the supply of the Vittoria variety ended, table grape prices fell by

Fruit and vegetable market, Spain grows like Italy: berries, avocado, and kiwi lead the way
The Spanish fruit and vegetable market continues to grow, but does so within a context of increasingly selective, fragmented, and, in many ways, similar to the Italian one. This was one of the key

Jingold: "With e-commerce, we don't just sell kiwis, we listen to the consumer."
For a large fruit and vegetable company, e-commerce is not just a sales channel. It can become a direct observatory of the consumer, a space for relationships, and a laboratory useful for better

Bad weather in Veneto: hail on cherries, kiwis, and grapes
Damage on grapes, cherries, and kiwi, as well as on vegetables, is widespread due to the storm that hit the entire province yesterday. Confagricoltura Verona is currently receiving numerous

Fruits and vegetables are down, but kiwi is up by double digits.
The negative trend of volume sales in the fruit and vegetable Lcc continues in week 16. However, the comparison is made with the Easter week of 2025, making the data less significant. It remains

On Kiwi Sole, at Macfrut, gives a signal of confidence for the supply chain.
Three days full of meetings and discussions about the future of the fruit and vegetable sector: this is the summary of Op Kiwi Sole's participation in the 43rd edition of Macfrut 2026, held from

The market for organic green asparagus is thriving and dynamic.
Sébastien Delpech grows strawberries, plums, table grapes, kiwis, and a wide range of vegetables, including green and white asparagus, exclusively organically in Sistels, near Agen. "We started

Kiwi sauce, Italian research accelerates against the kiwi dieback
Italian universities and research centers join forces to combat the decline of kiwifruit. A step forward for a key sector of the Italian fruit and vegetable industry, whose gross sales production

Overseas at risk for European kiwi: logistics becoming a competitive factor
"For the overseas fruit and vegetable export, we have entered a phase of very high risk." Marco De Nadai, expert in intercontinental export and licensee of Red and Gold Passion kiwis, sounds the

Sitofex® and kiwi: new evidence on size, defense, and fruit quality
In recent years, the needs of the fruit and vegetable market have pushed producers to focus on fruits with uniform size and high quality characteristics. In kiwifruit, as in other crops, the

At Fruit Logistica, the alarm of the European fruit and vegetable sector: "It's no longer just a matter of reciprocity."
Ten years ago, Italy had a national production potential of 26 million tons of fruits and vegetables, today we produce around 24.7 million tons, with crops such as pears, kiwis, peaches, and

Dulcis™ accelerates beyond borders between Fruit Logistica and Biofach 2026.
From February 4th to 6th, 2026, Dulcis™, the premium 100% Italian green kiwi, will be at Fruit Logistica, the international event dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector. Operators and

The Kiwi flies in General Aviation thanks to the looseness
In the third week of 2026, Lcc's fruit and vegetable sales experienced a setback compared to the excellent performance of the previous week. Revenue remained stable, supported only by an increase

Chilean kiwi in acceleration: expecting a 20% growth.
The Chilean kiwi season is just around the corner and the sector is gearing up with high expectations, as reported by PortalFructicola.com. Carlos Cruzat, head of the Chilean Kiwi Committee,

The record export of fruit and vegetables from New Zealand in 2025.
Nowa Zelandia wyeksportowała rekordowe 1,65 miliona ton świeżych owoców i warzyw w ostatnim roku sprawozdawczym. Ten najwyższy jak dotąd wolumen był całkowicie napędzany

The green kiwi renews itself: Dulcis™ enhances consumers
Dulcis™ aims to be a unique product in the Italian fruit and vegetable landscape: a premium kiwi with green flesh, obtained from Actinidia chinensis - the same species as yellow kiwi - and

Kiwi harvest in the autumn, but growth is slowed down by the North East.
Week 48, which according to the solar calendar ends on November 30th, confirms to be negative for sales of pre-packaged fruits and vegetables. In this scenario, all channels are facing

Household consumption of fruits and vegetables continues to grow.
In 2025, the structural recovery of national consumption of fruit and vegetables that began at the end of 2024 continues. This confirmation comes from the Report on domestic consumption of fruit

Price trend of fruit and vegetables in Italy as of November 3rd.
The harvesting of Italian Hayward kiwis has started, while the sale of the New Zealand-branded product is about to finish. The new campaign for Italian blonde oranges has also started early. The

"To początkowo było przygodą w Nowej Zelandii, która doprowadziła do uprawy kiwi w Bunnik"
The new kiwi season is just around the corner. Not in New Zealand, or closer to home in Italy or France, but right in the Dutch town of Bunnik. At Djûke Smith, Van der Maat's Nieuw Slagmaat farm,

Jingold brings SpongeBob to the fruit and vegetable departments: the "pirate" campaign is underway.
Jingold, the global kiwi specialist, is launching its new commercial campaign with a high-impact communication project developed in collaboration with Paramount Pictures for the release of

Prices of fruit and vegetables in Italy on September 29th
The import of Hayward kiwi from Greece has started, while the production of persimmons is picking up. There is a change in variety for prickly pears, now with the first Sicilian Bastardoni. New

Apofruit increasingly focused on exports: showcasing excellence at Fruit Attraction.
Apofruit, one of the longest-standing cooperatives in the fruit and vegetable sector with 65 years of history, confirms its presence at Fruit Attraction 2025 (30th September-2nd October, stand C12

Cracking and climatic adversities? Solutions for kiwi and cherry trees by Arrigoni.
Arrigoni, a global player in the design and production of technical fabrics for agriculture, is returning to Fruit Attraction (Hall 8, booth D26), the important event dedicated to the fruit and

The premium kiwi question flies: Jingold increases volumes, +20% yellow and +10% red.
Jingold is also participating this year in Asia Fruit Logistica, a key showcase for the fruit and vegetable sector and fresh produce business in the East. From yesterday until September 5th, the