40th anniversary of Macfrut sees the visit of President Sergio Mattarella
The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will be in attendance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Macfrut (Rimini, 3-5 May 2023). Preceding the event, on 2 May, the head of

Watermelons, irrigation unknown
It is the quintessential thirst-quenching fruit, the consumption of which is favoured by the high summer temperatures. We are talking about watermelon. Its consumption is changing over the years,

Food traceability, towards value creation
"Traceability in the Italian agri-food sector is now an established fact and is a cornerstone for guaranteeing food safety at all stages of production from seed to table. Today the time is ripe

Export, January starts with a bang
The first month of the year seems to be giving hopeful signs to the Italian foreign trade of fruit and vegetables, exports are back in the lead, surpassing imports both in volume and value. This

Cso Italy, an event to celebrate 25 years of activity
Founded 25 years ago as a common table of Italian fruit and vegetables, an aggregator of innovation and strategies to tackle the sector's problems, Cso Italy celebrates its anniversary on 28 April

Egypt consolidates orange exports thanks to better quality standards
From the Italian wholesale markets but, to some extent, from the entire distribution chain, one recurring statement cannot be ignored: 'Egyptian oranges are currently dominating the markets with

Almonds and capers create a vegetable battery
Almonds, capers and seaweed for sushi are the basis of the new vegetable battery made by the Italian Institute of Technology. As reported by Corriere della Sera, 'The world's first prototype was

Highest-paid strawberry of all time wins over operators in Italy and abroad
"When I made all my customers sell my fruit for twice the price of other strawberries, everyone called me crazy. But now the situation is out of control for our strawberries. The demand is

Particularly low stocks for apples
About two-thirds of the way into the current marketing year, the Assomela Marketing Committee analysed the apple market situation as at April to assess the prospects for the final months of the

Edible flowers, a niche with great potential
Edible flowers, has the time really come to believe in them? It would seem so, at least according to Barbara Ruffoni, researcher at Crea in Sanremo and coordinator of Antea, the Italian-French

"Once the Italian onion season starts, prices will slowly move down"
In the German province of Palatinate, the onion harvest had already ended in October, so it was necessary to buy in alternative goods from the Netherlands and Lower Saxony, at least at the company

Floating rafts and nethouses provide perfect growing circumstances for Italian lettuce
The harvest and sale of Ninfa brand lettuce, grown on 10 hectares of floating rafts in the Italian province of Ravenna, started last week. Gianluca Rossi, owner of Valle Standiana, looks with

Insurance, a fund to revive policies
The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is trying to revolutionise the world of insurance for Italian fruit and vegetable companies. Firstly, the number of companies insured against

Hailstorms from Liguria to Latium, it's orchard chaos
Millions of euros worth of damage have been caused in the countryside by the latest wave of bad weather, which with violent thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail has hit the entire Italian peninsula

The 'Tomato for Research' initiative is back
On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 April, Fondazione Umberto Verones returns to Italy's main squares with the sixth edition of "The Tomato for Research. Good for you, good for the environment", an

A weather-related trend for Italian organic asparagus
The weather is seriously affecting asparagus cultivation in the province of Foggia, Apulia. The tail end of a winter that is still harsh on Italy - as the weather is expected to worsen next

Carton Pack acquisisce Smilesys
Carton Pack S.p.A., a company specialising in the production of packaging for the fruit and vegetable and food sectors, founded in 1970 by the Leone family with production headquarters in

Golden Delicious are steamed
At least once in our lives we have all tasted them. Cooked apples are an iconic dish in the Italian culinary tradition. Beloved especially by children, this product represents a healthy snack

Carton Pack reveals Smilesys acquisition
Italian packaging specialist Carton Pack has revealed that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Smilesys. Smilesys was founded in 2013 by CEO Ernesto Zanarella and is focused on

Selenella, the novella season kicks off
Starting last week, Selenella New Potatoes are back in the fruit and vegetable departments of Italy's best shops. A high quality product, the result of the work of a 100% Italian mill, controlled

Distribution barometer: a difficult first quarter
The year 2023 has not started under the best auspices for the fruit and vegetable department in the Italian large-scale retail trade. In the first quarter value sales are positive, but the result

PGI lemons drive Italian fruit purchases
Fresh lemons are purchased by 70% of Italian families, equal to over 40 million individuals a year with an average purchase of 6 kilograms of product per family (CSO/GFK data) for an offer of

Table grapes, among producers there is a strong desire for redemption
The 2022 campaign for Italian table grapes will be remembered as the 'Annus horribilis', with even producers with several seasons behind them describing it as 'one of the worst commercial

The first Italian apricots make their debut on the market
We are not even in mid-April, the temperatures remind us of February, but Italian apricots are already beginning to peep into the market in Rome. In fact, for some years now, a small producer in