All Italy articles – Page 105
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ArticleThe Italian job
Italian production of table grapes is concentrated in the southern region of Apulia, around Bari and Taranto. Here, growers and exporters - many of which go back generations - are raising their game and adapting their offer to open up new markets. Anna Sbuttoni visited the area to find out where the UK fits in
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ArticleOrganics 'changing Italian farming'
CSO president Paolo Bruni underlines importance of organic methods in shaping attitudes across entire fresh produce sector
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ArticleItalian kiwi drop forecast
Output of Italian kiwifruit is expected to fall slightly this season due mainly to inclement weather in the Lazio area.
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ArticleNH kiwifruit forecast revealed
Early estimates have pegged the Northern Hemisphere kiwifruit crop at just over 661,000 tonnes, down 1 per cent on 2008/09
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ArticleCesena welcomes European Fruit Summit
The inaugural European Fruit Summit took place in Cesena, Italy this week ahead of this year's Macfrut trade fair, which takes place on 7-9 October
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ArticleItalian minister calls for pineapple boycott
Luca Zaia says Italians should avoid out-of-season food products this Christmas and buy domestically produced items instead
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ArticleHealth focus for Italian fresh produce
Series of promotional events set to take place in Verona, Rome and Naples during government-backed 'Three Days of Health'
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ArticleItalian produce sector must act fast
Newly elected president of Ortofrutta Italia argues challenges must be addressed quickly and efficiently
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ArticleTrade heads to Italy for Macfrut
Exhibition event moves to October for the first time, with new European Fresh Summit taking place one day prior to the show
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Italy uncovers organic fraud
Some 460 tonnes of conventionally grown apples and pears in Italy have been seized by the Italian authorities as they were before they could be passed off as organic production.
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ArticleItalians still spending on top-quality food
Consumers still willing to spend money on high-quality products, Coop Italia chairman Vincenzo Tassinari tells Lebensmittel Zeitung
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ArticleItalian grapes under pressure
Low prices and higher input costs forcing country's table grape growers to sell fruit below cost of production, warns Cia
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ArticleAid scheme launched for Italian growers
Stonefruit producers in Emilia-Romagna to benefit from €500,000 financial assistance package following difficult campaign
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ArticlePuglia to trial regional branding
Grapes, cherries, asparagus, citrus and artichokes meeting certain requirements to be marketed under 'Prodotti di Puglia' brand
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ArticleSicilian citrus bears brunt of Italian storms
Damage to fruit and vegetable production being assessed by Coldiretti across large swathes of country's Tyrrhenian Coast
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ArticleMFC Italia opens office in Moscow
New centre will offer market research and promotional support to Italian companies looking to build a presence in Russia
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Italy prepares for Macfrut
The 26th edition of Macfrut, the Italian event dedicated to the fresh produce industry, is due to take place in Cesena on October 7-9.
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ArticleItalian apple sector unveils From brand
New joint venture marketing concept for apple exports aimed at helping boost sector's standing in emerging non-EU markets
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ArticleItalian produce on display in Russia
A number of key companies from the Italian fresh produce industry will be on show at World Food Moscow this week
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ArticleItalians report stable apple offer
Italian apple producers are looking forward to a relatively stable season, following a bumper 2008-09 harvest and a subsequently difficult export market.