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A trade show press conference, focus on Italy-China trade, was held in Shanghai last week during Mac Fruit Attraction China, a new trade show for international fresh produce exhibitors. Mac […]
Wed 29/11/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Italian production accounted for 56% of the grapes on the German market, followed by Turkish (225%) and Greek (12.9%) products. Price levels for Italian grapes were higher than the 5-year […]
Tue 07/11/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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A romatic, juicy and sweet: there are few places in Italy quite as well suited to lemon production as the Sorrento coast, a true delicacy among Italian citrus fruits, widely […]
Fri 01/09/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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A new Club apple is to be added to the assortment offered by the Italian apple Consortium, VOG, which from 2020 will be planting trees to produce Crimson Snow®, which […]
Fri 01/09/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Increasing awareness and the presence of the pear on the foreign markets to promote its consumption and achieve good prices for producers are the main aims of OI Pera – […]
Mon 10/04/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Macfrut is strengthening its cooperation with Colombia, one of the major fruit and vegetable producing countries in Latin America. In the last few days, a delegation of the international event […]
Wed 22/03/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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In 2017, leading Italian packaging company INFIA celebrates 70 years since its founding. During these seven decades INFIA has achieved a level of great prestige within the industry. Commercial manager […]
Thu 09/03/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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The new marketing strategy of Asprofrut is to raise the international profile of one of the leading PGIs of the Italian fruit sector, the Red Cuneo Apple PGI. “In terms […]
Mon 27/02/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Farmers in northern Italy are said to be worried about the proliferation of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). The crops most at risk are apples, pears, kiwi fruit, […]
Mon 30/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Modi apple – the red apple with a unique modern taste and eco-friendly thanks to its rustic tree with an innate resistance to the main pathogens that reduces to a bare […]
Wed 11/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Italian kiwi sector is showing a commitment to quality and a partnership of its leading forces in order to conquer Asian markets. This is why the Origine Group was […]
Tue 03/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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In apricots, reports Roberto Bonalumi, produce manager for the Italian retail chain Crai, the trend has been towards brightly coloured varieties with the classic red tone, that are also full […]
Tue 20/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson