All Italy articles – Page 117
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ArticleItalian fruit-eating superhero flies back into town
Mr Fruitness, the Italian superhero fronting the Fruit is Child’s Play campaign, has made a comeback this week to promote pears.
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ArticleItalian farmers face €1bn losses
Heavy rainstorms have flooded the Italian countryside, leaving farmers uncertain of the Italian grape harvest and facing a €1bn loss.
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ArticleHail crisis for Italian basil
Italian basil has been seriously damaged by hailstones the size of ping pong balls and torrential rain in Genoa. Up to 80 per cent of the crop has been lost.
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ArticleItalian citrus gains ground
Italian citrus exporters who profited from a frost-struck year in Spain in 2005 which saw exports soar are hoping to maintain some of the market share they won.
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ArticleItalian stonefruit volumes drop 13 per cent
The production of Italian peaches and nectarines has fallen 13 per cent, according to Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli (CSO).
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ArticleRains lash Italian fruit
Heavy rainfall and hail in the prime Italian fruit-growing area of Romagna has damaged thousands of hectares of stone-fruit production.
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Let’s leave it to the Italians then
It is not that much of a surprise that the FPC’s attempts to get Eat in Colour off the ground have already hit a rocky
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Italian show promises new varieties
The Fieragricola exhibition in Verona on February 9-12 will feature masses of new varieties of a range of products including pears, apples and kiwifruit.
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Italian weather toll
The harsh weather conditions are beginning to take their toll in Italy, with growers reporting damage.
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Italians in kiwifruit accord
Italian kiwifruit-growers have reached an agreement on minimum kiwifruit quality for the new season.
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Hail hits Italian production
Bad weather and hail is reported to have hammered Italian crops in the north of the country, with early reports suggesting more than €20 million worth of damage has been caused.
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Italians back generic promo
As the trade in the UK continues to prevaricate on the generic promotion issue, Italian growers are taking steps to reverse declining fresh produce consumption in their country.
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Italian berry launch
Ortofruit Italia is hoping for success with the launch of two new berry products.
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Italian drought hitting hard
Production in northern Italy is suffering under drought conditions which are having a particularly serious effect on fruit crops.
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ArticleNationwide heads to Italy
Nationwide extended its reach to Southern Europe when Nationwide Italia was established on June 1 with Francesco Dipaola at the helm.
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ArticleItaly keeps hopes up
With a season that clashes with the peak of the Spanish season and the early UK crop, Italian berry producers generally struggle to send berries to the UK. But, with larger volumes available, there remains hope that exporters can find the odd niche to create demand for their fruit.
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ArticleItalian melon season extended
Italian producer Francescon has extended its melon season to sell fruit from April through to October.
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ArticleItaly makes a comeback
Horticulture has traditionally been an important aspect of Italy’s economy. Yet, in recent years the sector has been struggling in the face of strong competition from other Mediterranean countries, and farmgate prices are dangerously low. As Cesena gets ready to host the twenty-second annual Macfrut conference, all eyes are focused on the Far East, writes Elspeth Waters.
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ArticleWeather damage in Italy
Italian growers are reporting significant damage to stone fruit and pears following heavy rain and hail.
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ArticleItalian reinvention
Citrus production in Italy is facing tough times. The popularity of large parts of the Italian offer is apparently fading on the domestic market and there are plenty of other countries in the Mediterranean Basin with competitive citrus-growing industries all too eager to fill the gap. Kathy Hammond reports.