Apple

Every year, the holiday season around Christmas and New Year boosts the fruit and vegetable business. However, the current marketing season for table apples has so far been somewhat mixed. The trade should finally pick up with the intensification of exports after the turn of the year. Whether
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A team of researchers led by María José Aranzana, a researcher at the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA) and head of the Genomics and Biotechnology program at the Agrigenomics Research Center (CRAG), has developed an innovative tool based on generative artificial
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The German apple campaign is now approaching the second half of the season. "The current stock is about 15 to 20 percent below last year's levels. However, it should be noted that the abundant harvest in 2022 was not a benchmark. Considering the alternation of apple trees, I would not
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Following record performances in 2023 in Italy, France, Ireland and Spain, with an overall growth of more than 20 per cent in Europe, Joya® apples are preparing for a new phase in their development in 2024, establishing themselves as the leading European origin brand in the third part of the
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South African pome fruit producers are looking forward to exports bouncing back. This, on the back of a lower pome fruit export crop due to hail damage in some of the major fruit producing areas during 2023. The 2024 harvest season is already in full swing, a week to 10 days earlier than last
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It’s one year since they started with bananas, and now in this special episode of Fruitbox, Franka Rodriguez and Michael Fellner of the Aldi South Group talk to Chris White about how Aldi South is making some big changes to how they’re procuring pineapples. And they reveal
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Pink Lady apples have enjoyed “strong pace of sales” at the start of the season, according to the Pink Lady Europe Association. read more

In 2023, Cote d'Ivoire encountered challenges in its pineapple industry, as reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Pineapple exports from the country to the international market declined by 27 percent compared to the previous campaign, reaching only 23,557
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Encouraged by the success of its pilot apple cultivation project in Mizoram, a pioneering endeavor in the Northeastern States, scientists from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are embarking on an ambitious plan to expand the cultivation of high-revenue, low-chilling fruit
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Brazilian apple producers are conquering new markets in the Middle East. Vacaria-based Rasip, one of the country’s biggest exporters, said it plans to export to the UAE and Singapore in the first half of 2024. read more

"We are proud to present our latest pineapple innovation to the world: The Rubyglow® Pineapple. This exclusive Del Monte pineapple consolidates our global leadership position in the pineapple market," says Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman and CEO of Fresh Del Monte, and continues:
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The annual New Zealand Apples and Pears (NZAPI) crop estimate forecasts national production volumes will increase 12 per cent on the 2022 crop total, a rebound from 2023 which suffered significant damage due to Cyclone Gabrielle.    read more

A levy-funded apple marketing campaign developed by Hort Innovation has engaged new consumers as part of an effort to reignite excitement for apples as the go-to healthy snack for all Australians.  read more

EastFruit reports that according to sources at Moldova Fruct Association, by mid-January 2024, at least 130 thousand tons of apples from last year’s harvest remained in the fruit storage facilities of Moldova. And calculations carried out by specialists from the Association of Fruit and
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The French apple sector is aiming for greater sustainability thanks to the (Ré)Génération Fruit project led by the Blue Whale group, together with Maf Roda, the biotech start-ups Micropep and AsciepiosTech, the Purpan engineering school and the National Institute for Agricultural Research,
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Over the past decade, Bhutan's horticulture sector has faced escalating challenges, marked by a notable decline in fruit yields due to diseases and pests. Key cash crops, notably oranges and apples, have seen production drops exceeding 50% between 2012 and 2022. read more

The annual apple and pear crop estimate from New Zealand Apples and Pears forecasts the national crop to be up 12% on the 2022 crop total, a rebound from the 2023 crop total that suffered significant damage from Cyclone Gabrielle. read more

New Zealand's East Coast is anticipating a prosperous apple harvest, promising a return of new-season apples to supermarket shelves. Karen Morrish, the CEO of New Zealand Apple and Pear, reported that despite last year's harvest being impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle, this season's growing
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Italian pears are running out of volume while Dutch pears are riding the wave, for apples it is the club varieties that dominate the market while for kiwis the Romagna, Greek and New Zealand products coexist. This is the summary of the commercial picture for pome fruits
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The disruption to shipping from Europe to Asia is a real problem for Polish apple growers. Aniruddh Ramesh, director of Polish apple exporter LVMG Grupa, explains: “There has been a lot of disruption to trade outside the EU, especially to markets in the Middle East, India and the Far East, due
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