Italy: End of the year with a positive sign for Marsala wild strawberries

Published 2024년 12월 23일

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The article highlights the successful wild strawberry production and commercial campaign in the Marsala area of Sicily, with the harvest in progress and producing a high-quality product in ample volumes. Antonino Bongiorno, the commercial director of Ortoflorofrutticola Bufalata, a leading cooperative in the industry, reports a slightly increased production and a plan to allocate some of it for frozen products. He also emphasizes the cooperative's history, its significant market leadership, and its efforts in seed selection and quality control. The article also touches on the demand peaks and the cooperative's approach to disease control and harvest management, noting the challenges and innovations in the industry, such as the authorization for frozen food production.

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The production and commercial campaign of wild strawberries from the Marsala area, on the western tip of Sicily, continues at full speed. The harvest, which began in September, is bringing a healthy product to the market, of excellent quality and with more than satisfactory volumes. “2024 is closing on a positive note: the year is regular, with production slightly up on average, so much so that part of it will be dedicated to frozen products. We will continue peacefully until June,” says agronomist Antonino Bongiorno, commercial director of Ortoflorofrutticola Bufalata. As always happens in the pre-Christmas weeks, prices are reaching their peak these days, even doubling compared to usual. “It is a period in which wild strawberries are particularly in demand, but things will return to normal immediately after Christmas,” explains Bongiorno. Founded in 1956, Ortoflorofrutticola Bufalata is today the oldest in the area in the sector, with an average turnover of 2.5 -3 million, 90% ...

Source: Italianberry