Apples
Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 2 October
2023-10-03 00:00
The Italian pumpkin season kicks off with Moscata, Long Violet and the first batches of Butternut. Volumes are growing for persimmons and chestnuts for which an increase in demand is expected. Golden mountain apples are on the market and the Melinda brand product is on its way. Good demand
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Melinda, marketing of Golden Delicious starts
2023-10-02 00:00
October arrives and the first Golden Delicious apples of the 2023 season begin to take centre stage in the major wholesale markets. "The GoldenDelicious variety, one of the most popular with consumers, arrives on the shelves these days," recalls Melinda president Ernesto
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For Pink Lady® a season full of promise
2023-10-02 00:00
After a positive European summer season, significantly less hot than the previous one and with higher water quantities, the Pink Lady® Europe Association expects to reach 225 000 tonnes (+ 25% vs. N-1) for the 2023-2024 season.
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Pink Lady at Fruit Attraction with many sustainable projects
2023-10-02 00:00
Pink Lady looks forward to meeting its partners in Madrid at Fruit Attraction, which kicks off tomorrow (Hall 10, stand 10 FO2).
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Marlene, new campaign engages consumers with a culinary journey
2023-10-02 00:00
With the evolution of the flavour wheel, the new 2023-2024 marketing year for Marlene® apples, which started with the Gala variety, will focus on the combination of origin, season and taste.
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Minikiwi - harvest underway, what future awaits the species?
2023-10-01 00:00
September is the harvest not only of apples, but also of minikiwi. However, the species is still quite under-recognised in Poland and treated as a supplement to orchard production rather than an alternative to apple production.
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Marlene invites consumers on a culinary journey
2023-09-29 10:00
Italian apple consortium Vog is inviting consumers to join it on a culinary journey as it kicks off the 2023/24 campaign for Marlene apples with the Royal Gala variety.
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The project 'To every apple its season' is born
2023-09-29 00:00
VIP, in cooperation with NaturaSì, presents 'to every apple its season', an innovative project aimed at raising awareness of the wide selection of organic apples from Val Venosta and the importance of their seasonality. In addition to the traditional apples already in the assortment, in fact, from this
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The project 'To every apple its season' is born
2023-09-29 00:00
VIP, in cooperation with NaturaSì, presents 'to every apple its season', an innovative project aimed at raising awareness of the wide selection of organic apples from Val Venosta and the importance of their seasonality. In addition to the traditional apples already in the assortment, in fact, from this
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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW APPLES
2023-09-29 00:00
As the apple harvest in the Northern Hemisphere kicks off, the various global markets face differing challenges and situations. In the Netherlands, the season has begun on a positive note, with strong sales of Elstar apples attributed to their exceptional quality. Meanwhile, Germany is
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As half of Costa Rica's fresh pineapple exports enters the U.S. market, with the other half going to the European market and other destinations in the world, the golden pineapple remains a favourite of consumers. That is according to Luis Vásquez, from Upala Agrícola in Costa Rica.
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USDA forecasts almond, apple, apricot, grape, pear, sweet cherry and walnut production up
2023-09-29 00:00
The 2023/24 season has begun for many fruit and tree nuts. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast almond, apple, apricot, grape, pear, sweet cherry, and walnut production up while peach, tart cherry, and cranberry production are expected to decrease. Good spring
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Aldi Süd launches exclusive "ALDIamo" apple variety
2023-09-29 00:00
From mid-October, ALDI SÜD will be selling its first own apple variety under the name "ALDIamo". Customers were able to vote for this in the spring of this year. The apple will be available exclusively, in all 2,000 ALDI SÜD shops.
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Cosmic Crisp sales soar in US
2023-09-28 11:00
Cosmic Crisp apple sales have boomed in the past year, according to Nielsen data released by Proprietary Variety Management (PVM).
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Kanzi season off to energetic start in Europe
2023-09-27 12:00
The Kanzi apple’s main European production areas managed to avoid the worst of Europe’s harsh weather conditions in recent months, boding well for the quality of the new European harvest.
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Due to violent weather changes, Greek gardeners lost about 60% of their apple harvest
2023-09-27 00:00
The apple cultivation in Greece is expected to be lower than usual, in the area that grows quite a chunk of the Greek national production, Matoula Katsika, export and sales manager for Greek fruit exporter A.C. Kissavos, says: “The apple production in our region, and in general for the
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 25 September
2023-09-26 00:00
The new persimmon and chestnut campaign has started, onions are still on record prices while Italian lettuces continue to fall. New apple varieties continue to arrive in the markets, most recently the Stark Delicious. For plums, the latest entry is the Angeleno. It is about to
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The apple is indispensable but more appeal is needed
2023-09-25 00:00
Most Europeans - including Italians - indicate the apple as the fruit they would not give up but in the main countries of the old continent consumption is languishing and, although Covid has helped a partial recovery, it is not reaching the quantities of ten years ago.
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The apple cultivation in Greece is expected to be lower than usual, in the area that grows quite a chunk of the Greek national production, Matoula Katsika, export and sales manager for Greek fruit exporter A.C. Kissavos, says: “The apple production in our region, and in general for the
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Apple juice prices remain elevated due to lower production and robust global demand
2023-09-25 00:00
The apple juice season for 2023/2024 is underway as processing facilities begin their operations. In August, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) issued a forecast indicating that the European apple harvest for 2023 is expected to be 3% lower compared to the previous year, amounting to
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