"I spent 10 years as a worker, now I manage 120 hectares of citrus fruit, stone fruit and strawberries"
After arriving in Italy in 2009 from Krujë, a city in the north of Albania, Armand Kurti worked 10 years as an agricultural operator. Now that he is 30, he has become an entrepreneur thanks to

Waitrose: Earliest British asparagus season
Italy: Supercentro expands network with Feritrade deal Italian regional food distribution company Gruppo Supercentro will expand its store network following the signing of an agreement with

US exporter quotes vegetable shipments to Europe during extreme supply shortage
The European continent is dealing with extremely tight vegetable supplies due to cold weather in Spain and Italy. Broccoli and iceberg lettuce supplies are about 70 percent less than usual this

"Some products, such as iceberg lettuce, have continued to be in demand despite the high price"
There continues to be a shortage of vegetables on the shelves of European supermarkets due to the cold weather in Spain and Italy, although the situation could begin to go back to normal from the

Fresh herb buyers turn to Israel after lower supplies from Italy and Spain due to weather
The Israeli fresh herbs and edible flowers exporter Bless S.R. are caught between a rock and a hard place. As some harsh winter weather led to shortages from Italy and Spain sees European buyers

"Better not exaggerate with melons and watermelon hectares"
Greenhouse transplants of melons and watermelons continue in a staggered manner. However, the next campaign will be characterized by a general drop in cultivated areas both in Italy and abroad.

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 20 February
Tarocco orange quotations remain stable. Artichoke availability is still below average, with the Romanesco about to enter full production. Availability is also limited for courgettes, whose prices

McDonald's and Oranfrizer launch The Garden of Oranges
Based on the project Il Giardino delle Arance (The Garden of Oranges), launched by Etnafood, which manages several McDonald's restaurants in Eastern Sicily and Calabria, and Oranfrizer, a company

The Italian eggplant production must become more sustainable
How is the market evolving, and how can Sicily react to remain competitive by choosing protocols suitable to maximize production factors? Genetic improvement is the prerequisite to qualify the

Professional cordless thresher, an essential tool around this time of year
In some production areas, stone fruit trees have already started blossoming. There are many plants where it's in full swing, but there are also several hectares from northern to southern Italy

Vip launches paper packs at BioFach
Vip, Italy’s Val Venosta apple consortium, took the opportunity of this week’s organic exhibition in Nuremberg, BioFach, to demonstrate its leadership in European organic apples, including the

The delegations of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain agree to invite Greece to join the Strawberry Contact Group
The Spanish-French-Italian-Portuguese Strawberry Contact Group recently met in Huelva. The group analyzed the impact of the increase in production costs, climatic adversities, and differences in

First flat peaches and nectarines harvested on Italian soil
Greenyard Fresh Italy, a company that imports and exports fresh fruits and vegetables globally, joins the Ondine Club to be one of the first to harvest the new Ondine flat varieties of peaches and

QS: Live meeting of the laboratory directors in residue monitoring with versatile exchange of ideas
After two years of online meetings, the participants of the annual QS laboratory managers' meeting for the area of residue monitoring finally met again in presence. More than 120 laboratory

Pierwsze płaskie brzoskwinie i nektaryny zebrane na włoskiej ziemi
Greenyard Fresh Italy, firma, która importuje i eksportuje świeże owoce i warzywa na całym świecie, dołącza do Klubu Ondine, aby być jednym z pierwszych, którzy zbiorą nowe

Первые плоские персики и нектарины, собранные на итальянской земле
Greenyard Fresh Italy, компания, занимающаяся импортом и экспортом свежих фруктов и овощей по всему миру,

A major trade fair is needed in Italy
On his way back from Berlin, Vittorio Gona of the Sicilian company Alba Bio contacted FreshPlaza to provide his experience at Fruit Logistica. Vittorio Gona "As always, we are very satisfied with

The best tomato processing suppliers and guidelines for the 2023 campaign
For Princes Industrie Alimentari, (PIA - the company that manages one of the largest processing and processing tomato plants in Europe) it is time to take stock, but also to plan future

"We cannot lower our prices to remain on the market"
"We are a growing company that focuses a lot on processing, which has helped us work with both big retail chains in northern Italy and abroad. Unfortunately we have been asked to lower our prices,

Here is the programme of International Blueberry Days
During the International Blueberry Days, which will take place in Rimini (Italy) from 3 to 5 May 2023, Macfrut will be the blueberry capital of the world thanks to a programme full of conferences

Buymie has been acquired by Dunnes Stores - reports
Italy: Carrefour seeks to reduce food waste by 50% by 2025 Carrefour Italia has said that it plans to reduce its food waste by 50% by 2025 as part of a broad sustainability strategy that involves

New patisserie packaging for Cassatelle Siciliane oranges
Cassatelle Siciliane, the brand for Tarocco Lempso and Ippolito blood oranges, is back on shelves in Italy and some European countries as of today. This year, it comes in a special packaging.

33 years of Naturkost Ernst Weber GmbH
In 1990, the then 29-year-old agricultural engineer Ernst Weber founded Naturkost Ernst Weber e.K. His motivation at the time was to be a pioneer in spreading fair and organic farming worldwide.