All Italy articles – Page 118

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    Italians pack for snacks

    2005-02-18T13:01:01Z

    FRUIT LOGISTICA: Italian producers were demonstrating a new snack pack of sliced apples and pears at Fruit Logistica last week.

  • Italy on the rebound
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    Italy on the rebound

    2005-01-06T17:11:39Z

    As the largest producer of grapes in the world, you would expect Italy to have a huge presence on the UK market. But its share is a paltry five per cent compared to Spain’s 13 and Greece’s 11. Now the traditional Muscat vines are giving way to seedless strains, it could be time for an Italian comeback on the UK scene.

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    Italians claim success in anti-fraud probe

    2005-01-01T16:01:01Z

    Italian agriculture minister Gianni Alemanno has claimed that new anti-fraud controls put in place by the country’s government are protecting its growers.

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    Italy unveils new produce fair

    2004-12-19T10:01:01Z

    The Verona Exhibition Centre will play host to a brand new event on March 3-6, 2005.

  • Rationalisation and renewal in Italy
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    Rationalisation and renewal in Italy

    2004-09-24T12:13:38Z

    Italian co-operatives are meeting market needs through rationalisation and variety renewal, but how does that look from the UK perspective?Kathy Hammond talks to importers about this season and beyond as well as looking at emerging varieties and hearing from Italian exporters themselves.

  • Worldwide Fruit's Gary Harrison
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    Italian kiwi growers shift focus

    2004-07-28T16:01:01Z

    A leading kiwifruit importer forecasts a limited increase in Italian kiwifruit sales as producers shift their focus.

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    Italy makes UK inroads

    2004-01-08T13:17:05Z

    Usually thought of as a key source for apples into Germany, Italy nevertheless values its UK customers and supplies an increasing volume to these shores. Kathy Hammond looks at some of the developments in the Italian production scene.

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    Italian cherry cheer

    2003-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Volumes of Italian cherries are coming on stream from more northern regions as the calendar of supply moves up the peninsula and the season hits its peak.

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    Italy battles drought

    2003-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Drought warnings are in place in key growing areas in Italy as rivers and reservoirs fall to dangerously low levels and the lack of water threatens the viability crops.

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    Major Italian organic alliance

    2003-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Two major Italian groups have formed an alliance to provide large-scale supplies of organic fresh produce on an international basis.

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    Italians tighten up laws

    2003-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Italian labelling laws to tighten, to prohibit incorrect promotion of produce pedigree.

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    Italians confront ash damage

    2003-02-12T00:00:00Z

    talian producers are having a tough time with the elements as citrus producers in Sicily struggle with ash-damaged fruit and elsewhere growers of other lines deal with the cold and rising costs.

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    Italian citrus decline

    2003-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Producers' association Confagricoltura is forecasting a further reduction in the Italian citrus crop.

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    Italians lose ground

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Italian producers' organisation Confagricoltura has said that Italy is losing ground in Europe to other producer member states.

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    Sugraone bound for Italy

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Producers throughout Italy will have access to Sugraone grapevines from February, following the announcement that Vitroplant Vivai has been appointed to handle the variety in the country.

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    Italian citrus reduction

    2002-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Climatic problems and volcanic ash are threatening this winter's harvest of Italian citrus.

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    Italy expects high volume kiwi crop

    2002-11-22T00:00:00Z

    Italian kiwifruit volumes are forecast to reach 394,000 tonnes this season, 20 per cent up on last.

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    Italians call for tough measures

    2002-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Italian producers' confederation Confagricoltura is calling for extraordinary measures to help growers and other affected sectors of agriculture recover from the devastating weather effects of this summer.

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    More hail blasts Italy

    2002-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Hailstorms, high winds and heavy rains continued to batter several parts of Italy through last week and into the weekend as the country's growers still try to come to terms with the effects of a whole variety of inclement weather conditions over the past year.

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    Italian kiwi dip

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Despite an upward trend in plantings, poor weather knocks Italian kiwifruit in 2001/02