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AgrifoodBF: 2023 production value over 1.3 billion (+24%)
Board of Directors approves draft financial statements and consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2023
Shareholders' meeting called. Consolidated EBITDA +31%. Proposed dividend of 0.44 per share against the 0.04 distributed in 2023 more
AgrifoodFedervini: wine sector employs 74 thousand people. Turnover of 16 billion euros
President Pallini: "Italy has withstood the blow better than other countries, now we must work on demand and promotion"
The values of Italian wine in light of the challenges and trends of the global panorama. It is the rich program of events that from today at Vinitaly sees Federvini as protagonist. According to data processed... more
AgrifoodAgugiaro & Figna: 2023 turnover is close to 170 million euros
Exports of italian company cover a quarter of the turnover
The Agugiaro & Figna group, an Italian soft wheat milling company, closed 2023 with a turnover close to 170 million euros, grinding almost 300 thousand tonnes of wheat in its 3 factories, located in Collecchio... more
AgrifoodItaly: 130 million euros of eggs consumed in Holy Week
From the Ligurian "torta pasqualina" to the "piconi" from the Marche: here are the main regional recipes
Easter dedicated to eggs and not just chocolate. If spending on the typical holiday dessert promises to increase - +24% on the previous year according to Italian Codacons - do-it-yourself with hard-boiled... more
AgrifoodAife: Italian-Spanish partnership for the promotion of dehydrated fodder
80% financed by the EU, the project has a total value of 1,180,000 euros
A three-year European project (2024-2026) started a few weeks ago, aimed at promoting dehydrated fodder produced in Europe and destined to gain market shares in Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan. The... more
AgrifoodExports of Italian soft wheat flours and durum wheat semolina on the rise in 2023
Italmopa: "Positive trend confirms absolute quality and versatility of these products"
In 2023, the volume of Italian exports of soft wheat flours and durum wheat semolina was approximately 295,000 tonnes and 131,000 tonnes respectively, with an increase compared to 2022 of 4.7 percentage... more
AgrifoodMarkets: skyrocketing Chilean walnut prices (+51% per year)
According to Areté's analysis, the prices of processed tomatoes remain stable
Since the beginning of March, the price of the Chilean Chandler 80 shelled walnut, delivered to Europe, has recorded an increase of 13%, +51% compared to March 2023. From the Areté analyzes it emerges... more
AgrifoodUrbani Tartufi: 8 million euros to double the production plant
The company aims to create an increasingly larger, harmonious and sustainable work space
Urbani Tartufi engages the turbo and invests 8 million euros in wide-ranging innovations and expansions. The first objective among many: to double the historic production plant in Santa Anatolia di Narco... more
AgrifoodMilan Agri-Food Market aims to become the most modern food hub in Europe
Fruit and vegetable pavilion opens on April 22th on an area of 47 thousand m2
The Foody 2025 development plan launched at the end of 2019 by Sogemi and the shareholder Municipality of Milan continues in compliance with objectives and timescales to make the new Agri-Food Market the... more
AgrifoodEvo oil: price remains high, with peaks of 10.50 euros/kg
Certified Origins Observatory: Mediterranean producers still penalized by drought and low reserves
For the olive sector, the new year began by maintaining the market trends that characterized the end of 2023: the price of extra virgin olive oil in Italy, in fact, continues to remain high, marking peaks... more
AgrifoodHoney, fruit juices, jams, milk: there is agreement in Brussels on "breakfast directives"
EU Commission welcomes the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council
Mandatory origin labeling for honey, more transparency on the sugar content of fruit juices. more
AgrifoodSardinian garlic enters the biodiversity database for the first time
It is among the native varieties cultivated since ancient times and adapted to climate, territory and soil
The Sardinian garlic enters the regional repertoire of agrobiodiversity. It is the online database that collects native varieties, cultivated since ancient times adapted to the climate, territory and soil.... more
AgrifoodChatwin-Imf: partnership for Giallozafferano export expansion
The brand aims to consolidate its positioning as a reference for Made in Italy recipes
Chatwin, a company that supports tech and innovative companies, as well as already established startups and scaleups, in their growth and global expansion, inaugurates 2024 with a new valuable collaboration:... more
AgrifoodA "Mr Datterino" protagonist at Marca Fresh
In nine months, 2 million trays of the datterino tomato launched by Bayer were sold
Next steps: a green protocol and the "nickel free" version. more
AgrifoodBF Group: sustainable investment in Ghana
Partnership with Musahamat Farms Limited on a total area of over 7500 hectares
BFSpA, the holding company of Bonifiche Ferraresi, one of the largest agricultural companies by cultivated area in Europe, announced that the subsidiary company BF International Best Fields Best Food Limited... more
AgrifoodDried fodder: Italian-Spanish alliance begins
Aife and Aefa give life to a three-year project worth 1,180 million euros, financed by the EU
Gianluca Bagnara (president of italian association): "Our products are more sanitized than average, GMO-free and rich in fibre" more
AgrifoodAgrifood: Euro 96 M invested in Italian startups
The record goes to Vertical Farming with 49.6 million euros (+65% on an annual basis)
The North is leading the way, with 20 rounds and 86 million euros raised, and attracting over half of the capital (49.6 million) are the startups operating in the Vertical Farming sector. There are also... more
AgrifoodFrom Hong Kong to Saudi Arabia Alma brings culinary Made in Italy to the world
For the Week of Italian Cuisine in the world the school of Colorno has carried around the "parmigianità"
Promoting made in Italy, enhancing our food and wine heritage and bringing Italian culinary culture abroad. These are the objectives of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the international event... more
AgrifoodItalian PDO economy: first time above 20 billion euros
IG sector growing (+6.4%) with 890 thousand employed, according to the Ismea-Qualivita
In a macroeconomic scenario conditioned by the energy and climate crisis, the Italian Dop economy once again shows a positive picture marked by record values. The PDO and PGI sector, finds the XXI Ismea-Qualivita... more
AgrifoodRice. Tricyclazole: European Parliament votes against increasing the limits
Strasbourg challenges the EU Commission: risks to citizens' health and free market
By a very large majority, the European Parliament urged the European Commission to withdraw the proposal to increase the residue limits for tricyclazole in rice. Banned in the European Union, tricyclazole... more
AgrifoodNewlat-Princes: negotiations for the acquisition of the British group confirmed
The management of the Emilian company sees the operation as "a great strategic opportunity"
Negotiations for the purchase of the Princes Limited food group by Newlat Food SpA are actually underway. The indiscretion spread by the English media and, subsequently, also by the Italian ones (read... more
AgrifoodNewlat close to acquisition of British Princes
For the italian group, in pole position in the operation, a doubling of turnover is expected
The British Princes, subsidiary of the Japanese Mitsubishi Corporation, would be on the verge of being acquired by the Emilian Newlat. This was revealed by rumors from more than one newspaper, according... more
AgrifoodAgropharmaceuticals: Sipam Oxon acquires US assets
Odom Industries takes control of the Milanese group
An Italian excellence that continues to expand around the world. Sipcam Oxon, the first Italian Group and among the top 20 globally in the agropharmaceutical sector, headquarters in Pero (Milan), consolidated... more
AgrifoodRai Italia/3. Tajani: "Return to occupy the spaces of fake-Italian food"
In conversation with EFA News, the Italian Foreign Minister urges the relaunch of agri-food exports
Rai represents "a model of Italian know-how, a tool for making Italy better known, also as a company". Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this this morning while speaking at... more
AgrifoodRai Italia/2. Public TV is a formidable tool for Italian quality food
CEO Roberto Sergio to EFA News: "It's important to tell it, even in times of synthetic food"
It is an "institutional duty" to tell "the best of our country". This is what the director of Rai Offerta Estero (service abroad) Fabrizio Ferragni expressed himself to EFA News, on the sidelines of the... more
AgrifoodRwanda: EIB invests 100 million euros in agricultural businesses
The main objectives are the response to climate change and the incentive for women to work
100 million euros in financing for farmers and agricultural businesses across Rwanda, with the aim of resisting the impacts of climate change. At COP28 in Dubai, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and... more
AgrifoodCogeca: positions renewed for the three-year period 2024-2026
The Swede Lennart Nilsson is the new president, Leonardo Pofferi confirmed as vice
The governance of the European Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives Cogeca was renewed today in Brussels for the next three years, with the election of the new president, the Swede Lennart Nilsson,... more
AgrifoodEU Council: ministers unanimous on the "sustainable" role of rural areas
Commission invited to carry out monitoring to evaluate funding from Brussels
The European Council this afternoon approved conclusions on a long-term vision for rural areas in the European Union, providing policy guidance to the Commission and Member States aimed at further promoting... more
AgrifoodIngredients: the Puratos-Finardi joint venture is underway
The agreement will bring the consolidated balance sheet from 100 to 120 million euros
A joint venture between Puratos Italia Srl of Parma and Finardi Dario of Casatico di Marcaria, in the province of Mantua, which leads to the birth of "Puratos Finardi", a new legal entity which has the... more
AgrifoodUNESCO: 190 sommeliers receive Italian candidacy plaque
Minister of Agriculture: "Two years to enhance quality Italian cuisine"
The candidacy of Italian cuisine for Unesco Intangible Heritage was celebrated yesterday in Rome, on the occasion of the presentation of "Bibenda 2024", the guide of the Italian Sommelier Foundation (Fis).... more
AgrifoodItaly-Cyprus: olive growing at the center of trade relations
The meeting between the Minister of Agriculture and the Ambassador in Nicosia strengthens cooperation
Italy and Cyprus intend to strengthen their trade relations, particularly in olive growing. In this context, a meeting took place between the Minister of Agriculture Petros Xenophontos and the Italian... more
AgrifoodItalian Fine Food acquires the Tuscan Savini Tartufi
Enterprise value estimated at approximately 12 million euros
First investment for the Italian Fine Food fund (promoted by Avm Gestioni Sgr with a collection target of 100 million euros), which has acquired the Tuscan Savini Tartufi. "The operation - explains a note... more
AgrifoodGlyphosate. Italian government is against the ban but would prohibit it in the drying phase"
The Minister of Agriculture announces the imminent vote in Parliament for the ban on synthetic meat
"The Italian Parliament will definitively ban the production, marketing and import of synthetic food in our nation as soon as possible. Thanks to the presidents of the Agriculture Commissions of the Senate... more
AgrifoodFederalimentare: "10 cases of Italian Sounding discovered in Anuga"
The products were immediately removed. President Mascarino: "this year there is a strong signal of protection of our made in Italy"
“The fight against the phenomenon of Italian Sounding and the counterfeiting activities of Italian agri-food products at the Anuga 2023 fair proved to be fully effective”. This was stated in a Federalimentare (it... more
AgrifoodEurostat: in 2020, only 4.2% of EU workers were farmers
The highest concentration of workers in the primary sector was found in Romania
In 2020, approximately 4.5% of the EU's total employment, an estimated 9.4 million people, worked within the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector. The vast majority, or 4.2% of total employment, worked... more
AgrifoodPesticides: more gradual halving, until 2035
The compromise measure passes by a clear majority to the EU Agriculture Commission
On pesticides, farmers' dissent obtains a compromise: the halving of pesticides will take place by 2035, rather than by 2030. The measure in the name of flexibility was voted yesterday in the Agriculture... more
AgrifoodAnuga: Italia del Gusto brings out its new excellences
Having recently joined the consortium, Amadori, Arte Bianca and Bauli will be present at the Cologne event
The Italia del Gusto team is further strengthened, the Consortium representing dozens of the most established companies, selected for the quality of the products and the importance of the brand. In fact,... more
AgrifoodRegenerative agriculture: Tikehau Capital invests 120 million euros in Biobest
The private equity strategy was launched at the end of 2022 in collaboration with Axa and Unilever
Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, announces a €120 million investment in Biobest, a world leader in pollination and integrated biological pest and disease control. This strategic i... more
AgrifoodGood Economy: Sicily bets on denominations
CIA debate tomorrow in San Vito Lo Capo, in the presence of politicians and sector operators
There is an agriculture in Sicily that looks to the future with a new awareness of the values in the field: it is the Economy of Good. A complex system, also made up of small producers, which can generate... more
AgrifoodSustainability: EIB signs 15 million euro loan with CrowdFarming
The aim is to support the European food supply chain and organic farmers
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €15 million venture debt loan with CrowdFarming, an online platform that allows European farmers to sell directly to end consumers, supported by the InvestEu p... more
AgrifoodMatteo Zoppas: "60 billion of food and wine exports, of which 14 of wine"
The president of Ice Agenzia indicates the fight against Italian Sounding as one of his objectives
“Being Italian and spreading “Made in Italy” abroad has always meant bringing with you the taste, passion and culinary tradition of a land rich in history and extraordinary flavours. This implies embod... more
AgrifoodSicily candidate for "European Region of Gastronomy 2025"
The nomination was made official after the visit of the competent body to the production sites on the island
The process for Sicily's nomination for the title of "European Region of Gastronomy 2025" has been concluded. The candidacy for international recognition will be presented to the press on Friday 8 September... more
AgrifoodVenice Festival: Modena Traditional Balsamic Vinegar among the partners of the opening ceremony
The Protection Consortium together with Parmigiano Reggiano at the 80th Venice Film Festival
Parmigiano Reggiano and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena celebrated great cinema together at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. The protection consortia of two of the most popular PDOs... more
AgrifoodItalian Senate's VP: "Europe in favor of crickets but against experimentation"
Senator Gian Marco Centinaio defends his bill on genome editing techniques
Lega senator Gian Marco Centinaio, vice president of the Senate and former Italian minister of agricultural, has once again talked about his bill on the "experimentation of organisms produced with site-directed... more
AgrifoodUnesco: Italian candidacy logo unveiled
Minister of Agriculture: "Italian cuisine added value that makes companies and the country grow"
The ceremony at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, in the presence of three ministers and other institutional personalities. more
AgrifoodMarr: revenues exceed 1 billion euros in the first half of 2023
The budget approved by the BoD marks an increase compared to the same period of the previous year
The Board of Directors of Marr SpA, a leading company in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food and non-food products to the foodservice sector, today approved the half-year financial report as... more
AgrifoodBf (Bonifiche Ferraresi), announces a new capital increase
Industrial plan launched: shareholders will have to invest 300 million
Bf Spa, the controlling holding company of Bonifiche Ferraresi, recently presented the new 2023-2027 business plan, with the aim - in summary - of strengthening the presence of the national agro-industrial... more
AgrifoodEU: agri-food exports at the highest levels after three years
Trade surplus of +6.9 billion euros, an increase of 28% on a monthly basis
After February’s exports bounce back, the EU agri-food tradecontinued to progress with a significant increase of exports in March. This has resulted in a trade surplus of +€6.9 billion, representing a 2... more
AgrifoodIndian rice: EU liberalises it, Italian producers don't agree
According to the Ente Nazionale Risi, reciprocity is needed on the use of pesticides
After a ten-year hiatus, in the summer of 2022 the European Commission resumed negotiations with India for the definition of a free trade agreement. India is the world's largest exporter of rice and in... more
Agrifood"EU Commission is wrong: European viticulture is essential"
Italian, French and Spanish industry associations contest the study on the impact of plant protection products
"Viticulture is essential in Europe". This was affirmed by the associations representing the wine sector when faced with the conclusions of the complementary study on the impact of the Sur regulation published... more