Start of Autumn season
Italy
Friday 28 September 2012
Chicory leaving the start of the logistics platform at Zero Branco.
In the region of Veneto, the autumn season has started for radicchio.
Early varieties are on the market in a week and the other varieties will soon arrive to make the whole range available (Chioggia, Treviso rosso, semilungo del Veronese).
Current temperature favours crops by creating optimal conditions for the product.
The Veneto region is the capital of radicchio with a production of 114,300 tons of 8,700 hectares.
The Veneto region is the capital of radicchio with a production of 114,300 tons of 8,700 hectares.
source : opo veneto