Apple

The Red Sea issues have resulted in a Portuguese apple exporter switching its focus to the local market to sell the remaining stock, Joao Juma, export manager for Portuguese apple exporter United Growers, says: “We had some quantities reserved to send to our regular customers in the Middle
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According to experts from fruit growing organizations in Moldova, by mid-January 2024, at least 130-135 thousand tons of fresh apples from last year’s harvest remained in the storage facilities of agricultural producers and traders. As EastFruit experts report, the apple sales in the winter of
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The year 2023 ended with a breakeven in volume sales for the fruit and vegetable department, even though the two half-year trends have opposite signs but with an ever-increasing inflationary effect. read more

The producer confederation Blue Whale together with its partners Micropep, AsclepiosTech, Maf Roda, the Purpan School of Engineering and the National Institute for Agricultural, Food and Environmental Research (INRAE) will present the large-scale transition project in Berlin.
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The fresh produce trade has reacted with shock and sadness to the news that Heath Wilkins, founder and managing director of New Zealand cooperative Golden Bay Fruit, has died unexpectedly at the age of 54. read more

Lower European and pear stocks and a good quality crop augur well for the start of the new Argentine topfruit campaign. The South American country will be looking to recover some of it lost market share after seeing a significant drop in exports to key European markets last year. read more

Lower European and pear stocks and a good quality crop augur well for the start of the new Argentine topfruit campaign. The South American country will be looking to recover some of it lost market share after seeing a significant drop in exports to key European markets last year. read more

Oli Pascall is the managing director of Clock House Farm, representing the fourth generation of the family-run business. He recently made clear what his stance was on the current problems in the sector. read more

October to December 2023 marked the first quarter of the new British apple season and the latest data from British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) reveals which supermarkets were best at backing British. read more

In the Netherlands, apple cultivation has had several challenging years. But Dirk Jan van Lutterveld sees a notable shift this year. "Elstar and Jonagold supplies have decreased so much that we can finally sell them at interesting prices this season," begins the Dutch top fruit grower. read more

Unifruttihas announced the acquisition of 100% of Sociedad Exportadora Verfrut ('Verfrut'), a major producer and exporter of fresh fruit products in South America. Apples and blueberries also among Verfrut's crops read more

Unifrutti, the world's leading producer and distributor of fresh fruit, has acquired 100 per cent of Verfrut, a producer and exporter from South America. read more

After record performances in 2023 in Italy, France, Ireland and Spain with more than 20% growth overall in Europe, Joya® apples are preparing for a new stage in their development in 2024, by establishing themselves as Europe's leading brand of European origin in the third half of the
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In a recent development, Poland anticipates a boost in its apple exports to Belarus as new regulations allow shipments for an extended period. Effective from April 1, the revised rules, introduced by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus on December 26, 2023, bring positive changes
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According to Iurie Fala, executive director of the Moldovan Fruit Producers and Exporters Association, the previous and current Moldovan apple seasons highlight a trend of market diversification for Moldovan apples, particularly with the Russian Federation's embargo on Moldovan fruits in mind:
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Kent fruit grower Bardsley England is in the process of being wound down by parent company Camellia Plc after suffering “unsustainable losses”. read more

UK discounters Aldi and Lidl have once again outperformed the ‘traditional big four’ supermarkets in getting behind British apples this season. read more

It’s been more than seven years since Yello, a new yellow-skinned apple bred in Japan and grown in the Südtirol region of Italy, was officially unveiled at Interpoma in Bolzano. Since that initial launch, the variety has apparently built up a committed customer base as its production volumes
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Alongside other products, fresh fruit and vegetables naturally play an important role in these results. Important markets now include Saudi Arabia, to which over 66,000 tonnes of apples were exported, India, where 51,000 tonnes of apples from Italy ended up, and the Arab
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Unifrutti has acquired South American grower-exporter Verfrut as part of its strategy to build a globally diversified premium fruit platform. read more