CSO Italy attended representing Italy together with its associates Apo Conerpo, Agrintesa, Consorzio Jingold, Naturitalia and Spreafico.
Top left: Ugo Palara (Agrintesa technical manager), Patrizio Neri (Consorzio Jingold president), Giovanni Casiraghi (Spreafico procurement manager), Tomas Bosi (CSO Italy statistical office). Bottom left: Cristian Moretti (Agrintesa general director), Elisa Macchi (CSO Italy director), Monica Guizzardi (Apo Conerpo technical manager), Gabriele Ferri ( Naturitalia general director).
As for Italy, the main European producer, levels are back to normal after a year with exceptionally limited volumes, yet they remain well below the country's potential. Around 373 thousand tons of green kiwis are estimated, 13% more than 2017 but 16% less than the average of the four previous years.
People are increasingly interested in golden kiwis, so much so that the land dedicated to their production has increased, especially in Italy. Over 60,000 tons are expected this year thanks to the new orchards.
Overall, kiwi production in the northern hemisphere is estimated at almost 800 thousand tons, 9% more than the previous year and similar to 2016.
The 38th edition of the IKO Conference in 2019 will be held in Italy. .