Citrus fruits, here is the balance of the Italian campaign

Published 2021년 6월 11일

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The Citrus Contact Group, which includes representatives from Italy, Spain, Portugal, and France, held a videoconference meeting on June 9 to discuss the budget for the 2020/21 citrus campaign, future production forecasts, and regulatory issues. The meeting also addressed sustainability aspects, such as the organic market, carbon footprint, and biodiversity. Italy's Citrus Campaign saw a significant recovery in production, with a slight decline in retail purchases. The EU Commission Regulation's impact on the use of ethylene in organic citrus fruits and the authorization of methyl chlorpyrifos was also discussed. The group also debated the proposal of the Cepe-UN Citrus Standard, which aims to reduce food waste, but was rejected due to identification difficulties of dead pests.

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Large participation in the Citrus Contact Group which took place on Wednesday 9 June by videoconference. Over forty representatives from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France discussed the budget of the citrus campaign 2020/21, as well as the forecasts for the future on new plants and on the impact of production. Three topics related to the regulatory situation are also on the agenda: the limitation of the use of ethylene on organic citrus fruits, the exceptional authorization of methyl chlorpyrifos and the proposed modification of the Cepe-UN Citrus Standard ("Practically free from living pests "). Finally, there was talk of sustainability, with in-depth studies on the organic market, the carbon footprint and actions on biodiversity. For Italy, Elena Albertini of the OI Ortofrutta Italia, Anna Rufolo della Cia, Melven Bosca di Unaproa participated in the meeting. , Lorenzo Bazzana of Coldiretti, Giuseppe Di Silvestro, Salvatore Fisicaro, Antonio Toro, Salvo Laudani and Giulio Paolini ...

Source: Italiafruit