News about Italy

The 2024 cherry campaign: the ISMEA report on the Italian production

Production

29 Jul 2024

Turning to information on retail sales, partial data (29 April-16 June) from source NielsenIQ indicate for 2024 compared to the previous campaign an increase in volumes (+12.3%) and a more substantial increase in household expenditure (+20.3%).

Trentino-Alto Adige (IT): an experimental cherry orchard indicates Bibaum® and spindle as the systems to rely on to anticipate harvesting

Planting systems

29 Jul 2024

During the first six years, the high-density Bibaum® and spindle systems showed higher cumulative per-hectare yields than other breeding systems, while the medium-density UFO and spindle systems showed less rapid entry into production.

VIP cherries: innovations and GlobalGap certification lead the season

Markets

15 Jul 2024

100% of Vip cherries have GlobalGap certification. Reinhard Ladurner, the Consortium's cherry sales manager, emphasises: 'GlobalGap has become a passport to the market by fulfilling the demand for sustainability and product safety certification.

South Tyrolean late cherries varieties enrich Sant'Orsola's season

Markets

15 Jul 2024

Nicola Leonardi, head of the commercial area of Sant'Orsola, provides an optimistic overview of the situation: 'We expect a very good season in terms of both quantity and quality, with at least 70 per cent of the cherries being 28 g and above.

Cherry tree covers: Protecta® allows ventilation and protection

Covers

12 Jul 2024

"Protecting plants is very important. That's why we wanted to try the Protecta® net," say Michele and his father Giuseppe De Tomaso, of the De Tomaso farm in Polignano a Mare, Bari (IT), experimenting on 100 square metres with the Arrigoni Spa dense-meshed net.

Technical meeting on cherry tree varieties and defence: preview of results from Agrion Foundation

Events

12 Jul 2024

Agrion researchers Davide Nari and Valentina Roera presented the latest developments in cherry and apricot variety comparisons, while Francesca Pettiti and Luca Nari showed updates from the Forficula Auricolaria and Drosophila Suzukii trials.

Stellar packaging for Sweet Saretta® Piedmont (IT) cherries

Markets

08 Jul 2024

The campaign is now well underway and the production areas are trying to take advantage of the last moments of sales. Puglia is almost at the end of the season, Vignola is almost at the end, while the mountain and Piedmont area cherries are on the launching pad.

INSTINCT project: efficient and sustainable agriculture thanks to artificial intelligence

Crop protection

03 Jul 2024

The Laimburg research institute has launched the INSTINCT project, a pioneering initiative in the field of precision agriculture. INSTINCT focuses on the use of advanced technologies to optimise crop management and improve agricultural practices.

Exploring Skylar Rae: Rivoira Group's premium cherry

Varieties

02 Jul 2024

The product will be sold at a premium price, 30% higher than standard cherries. The packaging will include the brand and variety name, Tip Top, accompanied by a targeted communication campaign. A landing in the Italian large-scale retail trade is also planned.

The European landscape of community plant variety rights for cherry trees

Varieties

26 Jun 2024

The CPVR (Community Plant Variety Rights) system, administered by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), grants exclusive rights to breeders, encouraging them to invest in the development of new varieties, ultimately benefiting consumers.