Apple

Golden Delicious, with its unique taste and vibrant color, has always been in the spotlight on the international market. However, cultivating this variety of apple can be a challenging task. "Agrana Fruit Luka," based in Vinnytsia region, Ukraine, with over 20 years of experience cultivating
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Washington's apple industry witnesses a resurgence in exports to India, following the termination of tariffs in September. Todd Fryhover, President of the Washington Apple Commission, states this has led to a substantial surge in shipments compared to the previous season. read more

A consortium led by Blue Whale has launched a major project to make the French apple industry more sustainable. (Re)Generation Fruit is a five-year initiative to test and combine innovative technologies to ensure the agro-ecological transition of the apple sector. It is being supported by the
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The marketing director of one of South Africa’s leading apple exporters says he welcomes the chance for a “back to normal” season after last year’s hail-affected campaign. read more

A group of 40 Australian growers and industry professionals visited two of New Zealand’s major growing regions as part of the Apal Future Orchards International Tour on 15–19 January 2024.  read more

A group of 40 Australian growers and industry professionals visited two of New Zealand’s major growing regions as part of the Apal Future Orchards International Tour on 15–19 January 2024.  read more

A familiar name in the world of fresh produce in South Africa, Freshworld sells close to 5 million cartons of South African fruit - mainly citrus (the new Limpopo lemon season starting in a week), table grapes, stonefruit, apples, pears, yellow kiwis – and vegetables in a year. read more

CMI Orchards announces the arrival of this season’s Sunrise Magic® apple. "It is now ready to pack and ship," says CMI’s vice president of marketing Rochelle Bohm. read more

Callum Ross, the newly appointed chief executive of the Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers’ Association, is set to assist fruit growers in the region as they recover from last year's Cyclone Gabrielle. Ross, who previously worked at apple company Rockit Global, plans to meet with two growers per week
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announced the launch of its latest pineapple innovation, the Rubyglow® pineapple – a red-shelled pineapple. This pineapple has a red outer skin, yellow flesh and a new, sweet flavor similar to Del Monte pineapples. The Rubyglow pineapple is first being launched in
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.(NYSE: FDP), one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, traders and distributors of high quality fresh and 4th range fruit and vegetables, today announced the launch of its latest pineapple innovation, Rubyglow® pineapple:
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Fresh Del Montehas announced its latest pineapple innovation, Rubyglow, with a red outer peel. The product is being launched for the first time in China, in time for the Chinese New Year, as part of the company's big debut in that market. About 5000
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The International Rootstock Symposium (IRS) will make its debut at Macfrut 2024 as part of a section dedicated entirely to genetic innovation in the rootstock sector. The symposium will feature four seminars that will address the latest results of public and private research on apple, pear,
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Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced the launch of its latest innovation, the Rubyglow pineapple, a red-shelled variety. read more

This was announced by reefertrends, citing a report recently published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). According to industry data, the weather conditions in Costa Rica's most important growing regions in the first
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In a unanimous decision, the Transnistrian Government has implemented a seasonal import duty on apples, aiming to safeguard domestic agricultural producers. The customs duty will take effect from January 27, 2024. The Ministry of Economic Development spearheaded the document's development. read more

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