"We started out as greengrocers, now we run one of the best known fruit and vegetable markets in Italy"
A facility of 10 thousand square meters consisting of warehouses and yards, and 500 suppliers located mainly in the regions of Basilicata, Calabria, and Apulia, with 40 employees, and over 50

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 13 February
Growing fruit and vegetable prices in general, especially cauliflower. For oranges, demand is still for red-fleshed varieties. The availability of purple Romanesco artichokes is increasing.

Organic herbs in plastic-free packaging in Italy
"Fruit Logistica is proof that the worst is behind us and that we are definitely in a relaunch phase after some complicated years. We have noticed curiosity and the hope for a better future.

Valentine's Day: cross category is the trend in fruit and vegetables
On the occasion of Valentine's Day, retailers, as usual, offer dedicated displays to highlight certain seasonal products and incentivise purchases while also providing usage tips. It happens in

EU area under organic farming grows by 41% in five years
The area under organic farming in the European Union (EU) has increased by 41% within five years reaching 14.8 million hectares in 2020. EU agricultural land farmed organically grew by more than

Bambini (Dole): 'Sports sponsorship increases brand recognition'
At Fruit Logistica Cristina Bambini, Dole's marketing manager, explains the brand strategy for 2023. "2022 was a busy year: in June last year we carried out a survey conducted by Ipsos on a sample

How the strawberry sector is tackling the future with substrate and 4.0 cultivation
The strawberry sector needs to update in order to keep up with the times. This is also why the Zavoli cultivation company from Rimini, Italy, decided to go from tunnel cultivation to automated

Coldiretti: Over 55,000 businesses are run by under-35s
By the end of 2022, there were already more than 55,000 farms managed by under-35s in Italy, reports the Italian farmers' association, Coldiretti. The new generation brings "innovation,

Bruni (Cso): "Na Fruit Logistica, aby odwrócić spadek spożycia owoców i warzyw".
W halach Fruit Logistica nie mogło zabraknąć zbiorowej wystawy Cso Italy.Edycja 2023 może być odrodzeniem dla włoskiego sektora owocowo-warzywnego, przekonuje Paolo Bruni. "To prawdziwy

Бруни (Cso): "В Fruit Logistica, чтобы обратить вспять снижение потребления фруктов и овощей
Залы Fruit Logistica не могли пропустить коллективную выставку Cso Italy.Выставка 2023 года может стать возрождением

Italy: "Better planning would benefit the whole supply chain".
Sale prices in the current season are 30% to 40% below average, especially for tomatoes and courgettes, and large quantities have gone straight to disposal or, at best, to processing. "Truly

Bruni (Cso): 'At Fruit Logistica to reverse the decline in fruit and vegetable consumption'
The halls of Fruit Logistica could not miss the collective exhibition of Cso Italy.The 2023 edition can be a revival for the Italian fruit and vegetable sector, Paolo Bruni is convinced. "It is

Highly specialized Sicilian citrus nurseries
At the foot of Mount Etna, at the entry to the Plain of Catania, an area where citrus fruits are cultivated, we find the Terre Bianche plant nursery, which draws from the experience of four

FRUIT LOGISTICA: Italy's participants from the Pontine Plain
The Pontine Plain, south-east of Rome, is home to important growing areas for Italy's fruit and vegetable sector. Representatives of the local farms will also be present at FRUIT LOGISTICA: In

First use of human urine as fertiliser
For the first time, human urine is being used in France to make a crop fertiliser. The French National Agency for Food Safety, Environment and Occupational Health has just authorised Toopi

Civ at Fruit Logistica представляет новый сорт яблок CIVM65/Desy
Новый сорт яблони CIVM65*/Desy и новейшие селекции яблок, клубники, груш с низким уровнем воздействия на

Civ na Fruit Logistica wprowadza nową selekcję jabłek CIVM65/Desy
Nowa odmiana jabłek CIVM65*/Desy oraz najnowsze selekcje jabłek, truskawek, gruszek o niskiej szkodliwości dla środowiska. Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti di San Giuseppe di Comacchio

Sant'Orsola presents zero residue blueberries and raspberries
Sant'Orsola presents its "Zero Residue Family", which includes the 200-gram blueberry and raspberry mix to be launched in Italy in the spring. The new packaging is made of heat-sealed recycled

Civ at Fruit Logistica launches new apple selection CIVM65/Desy
The new apple variety CIVM65*/Desy and the latest selections of apples, strawberries, pears with low environmental impact. The Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti di San Giuseppe di Comacchio is among the

CUT back in Berlin to promote Italian grapes
Although it has no exhibition space, the Commissione italiana Uva da Tavola (CUT - Italian table grape commission) will still fly to Berlin to attend the leading international fair for the fresh

CUT ponownie w Berlinie, aby promować włoskie winogrona
Chociaż nie dysponuje powierzchnią wystawową, Commissione italiana Uva da Tavola (CUT - włoska komisja ds. winogron stołowych) i tak poleci do Berlina, aby wziąć udział

CUT вернулся в Берлин для продвижения итальянского винограда
Несмотря на отсутствие выставочной площади, Итальянская комиссия по столовому винограду (Commissione italiana Uva da

This year's goal is to produce ten thousand tons of strawberries
Harvesting 10,000 tons of strawberries is one of the main goals of Coop Sole from Italy's Campania region this year. The cooperative, which harvested 9,100 tonnes of strawberries last season, aims

Inflation hasn't stopped kiwi sales
Demand for kiwifruit has not dropped with inflation. Sales got off to a slow start at the beginning of the season, but by mid-January a recovery was seen". This is stated by Massimo Ceradini,