Apple

It is almost exactly a year since New Zealand was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle, the cyclone hit just as the apple harvest was starting. Two out of the four main producing regions were hit, Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne, while Nelson and Otago had good growing seasons. read more

At the National Farmers' Union conference, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a £220 million fund aimed at elevating agricultural productivity through advanced technology, including robots and drones for harvesting crops such as apples and asparagus. read more

You will remember that we left off yesterday wondering why a Golden apple from the Val di Non, and a PDO apple at that, is paid in the region of 65 cents to the producer and has to cost at least two euros in a supermarket when consumed (click here to read more). read more

Aldi has announced it has lowered its prices on a range of fruit and vegetable products in the UK, including berries, grapes, tomatoes, apples and ready-to-eat salads. read more

While fresh orange juice can now be pressed on-site at numerous retail markets, the pressing of apples at the point-of-sale is still in its infancy. The Düsseldorf-based company Kaffee Anders Handels Ltd aims to change this with a slow juicing process named Pomki for use in retail. The
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The Mela di Verona project continues, the initiative launched last year to promote the lowland fruit of the Verona area, the lower Vicenza area, Padua and Rovigo. The brand, in all its recognisability, encapsulates all the values of the territory identifiable in the
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As the world's 5th largest apple producer, India, and the Himalayan states in particular, are keen to renew their apple orchards. And they hope to achieve this with the Dalival nursery, specialist in the creation of apples and pears. The creation of FILAVAL NURSERIES Pvt. Ltd is the outcome of
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On Wednesday 21 February, at 9 a.m., in Cles, at the auditorium of the Polo Scolastico and live streaming on the FEM Youtube channel, the 27th Fruit Growing Day technical meeting: irrigation, apple bush and defence; read more

Brought to Italy at the turn of the Covid period, on the wave of its success in America, the Cosmic Crisp apple has already been the protagonist of a test in the fruit and vegetable department in recent years and is a real game changer in the category. Now the South Tyrolean consortia Vip and
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Some apple prices in Moldova unexpectedly dropped this week for the first time in 2024. According to EastFruit weekly wholesale price monitoring, apples of the old and outdated varieties, which were mostly grown for the Russian consumers, such as Idared and Renet Simirenko have fallen in price
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The vibrant logistical situation surrounding the Red Sea has meant that Turkish apple exporters have had to plan accordingly so as to not run into any surprises. According to Aysel Oguz, commercial manager for Turkish fresh produce grower and exporter Anadolu Etap, despite these challenges
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The year 2023 was a successful one for Moldovan fruits. Cherries, plums, grapes, and apples produced in Moldova found their way to an increasing number of consumers in the European Union and on such distant markets as Gulf countries and Asian regions. Moldovan producers adjusted their production
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Almost 3.4 million hectares of land were planted to fruit in the EU in 2017, representing 1.9 % of all utilised agricultural land. Nut orchards accounted for one third (33.8 %) of the total area of fruit, pome fruit orchards (apples and pears) a further one fifth (19.2 %) of the total, stone
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The export of Polish apples picked up again in the new year, after a slow period at the end of last year. According to Karol Osior, Export Manager of Polish apple exporter Fruit Active Sp. z o.o., demand is on a good level right now: “After the demand slowed down at the end of 2023, at the
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Val Venosta organic apples will once again be present at the Biofach trade fair in Nuremberg from 13 to 16 February, as part of the South Tyrol group exhibition, in the Bioland area, hall 7 – stand 361.

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The purpose of the new lift recently installed by Melinda in the Rio Maggiore mines where the famous underground units are located - i.e. the natural warehouses dedicated to the storage of apples - is efficient handling while further reducing environmental impact. This important innovation,
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If at the dawn of its launch in Europe it conquered numerous consumers with its heavenly pleasure, today Cosmic Crisp® is already a shining star in the apple firmament. A true game changer for the category, from 1 February available again thanks to the VOG and VIP Consortia (click
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In recent days, the customary Assomel Marketing Committee examined the Italian stocks and market situation, as well as the production forecasts for the Southern Hemisphere. read more