Apple

The Italian orange campaign has started with the Sicilian blond Navelina. Volumes of clementines are increasing, as are those of persimmons, which are benefiting from lower temperatures, and of chestnuts. With the arrival of Pink Lady, the range of different varieties of
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The harvest for the Greek apples is just about finished. According to Matoula Katsika, export and sales manager for Greek fruit exporter A.C. Kissavos, there are lower volumes available this season: “We have reached the end of this year's apple harvest season. As we can see from the quantities
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Numbeo, a widely recognized database for global cost-of-living comparisons, recently released a ranking of countries based on the cost of apples. According to data analysed by Energyprom, a Kazakhstan-based agency, as of November 13th of the current year, Ukraine emerged as the country where
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According to materials from the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the head of the organization, Sergey Dankvert, visited Azerbaijan on a working visit from November 15 to 17. As of October 29, 2023, Azerbaijan's agricultural exports to
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Certain fruits have long been synonymous with wealth and luxury, with some fruits being reserved for royalty and the privileged few. From the exquisite White Jewel Strawberry to the mythical Lost Gardens of Heligan’s Pineapple, where the cost of every delectable bite is steep, influenced by
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Dutch top fruit market prices look good. "The strong Class II market is especially distinctive, and that price hardly differs from the Class I. That's truly unbelievable," says Aart Blom of the Dutch company FruitPartners Blom. "There's much more of a difference in apples. There, the Class II
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Following good spring bloom weather, Minnesota saw a roller coaster of weather events this season and in turn, its apple crop is down. “It was a difficult growing season,” says Aaron Brand of Brand Farms in Farmington, Minnesota. “We were very dry all summer--once we got into the middle of
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Yannick Hoffmann, Co-Managing Director of Fruchtimport Hoffmann GmbH: read more

At the final stage of the harvesting campaign in Moldova, the Moldova Fruct Association (MFA) has significantly reduced its forecast for the 2023 apple production in the country. Which came as a major surprise for the market participants. EastFruit recently spoke to many influential market
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Agropecuária Schio is one of the largest apple exporters in Brazil. The company has been part of Frutas do Brasil since the beginning, the internationalization program of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Derivatives (ABRAFRUTAS). Currently, the company exports
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Italy’s fruit exporters are increasingly looking towards Asian markets, particularly for pears, apples and kiwifruit, according to CSO Italy. The organisation recently organised four inspection visits in the region to facilitate the export of certain Italian fruits. Those inspections took
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A unique logistical system designed to transport pallets of fruit using cable cars in Italy’s Dolomites has been given the green light. read more

As QS reports with reference to the BVL, only one plant protection product containing the active ingredient clofentezine, Apollo 50 SC, is currently authorised in Germany. Apollo 50 SC is currently used for the control of fruit tree spider mites (Panonychus ulmi) on pears and apples, among other things.
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China’s pip fruit harvest is expected to rise this year. According to USDA estimates, China’s production of apples, pears, and table grapes will increase to 45 million tons, 19.6 million tons and 13.5 million tons, respectively, in 2023/24. Apple imports will likely decline by 20 percent due
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According to the USDA, in 2023 China harvested 45 million tons of apples, which is 1% or 500 thousand tons more than a year earlier. read more

Two new studies that can help Central Coast growers and other readers estimate costs and potential returns for both organically and conventionally produced apples for processing were recently released by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the
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Economic troubles and multi-million-dollar debts have led to an import crisis for Argentina, affecting some of the nation's favorite fruits as well. Producers in Bolivia and Paraguay have suspended exports of bananas and pineapples to Argentina due to a cumulative debts racked up by importers,
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Polish apples are in demand all over the globe, says Aleksandra Pawlica, responsible for sales of Polish apple exporter Refal: “For us, the new season actually started only recently, in September. We’ve finished harvesting apples and are slowly starting to sell them. We continue commercial
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"Demand for organic top fruit exceeds demand," is how René Laan, Stoker Organica's Managing Director sums up the market in late September. This Dutch company sorts, packages, and markets organic fruit. He is especially optimistic about the apple market. "The apple season got off to a rough
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Reducing road vehicles for transporting goods and replacing them with solutions with a lower environmental impact is an indispensable goal for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. An important project for every part of Italy, but even more so in complex areas such as those
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