Apple

It is the apple that inaugurated the extra sweet segment and today can count on sustained growth worldwide thanks to its customised strengths. We are talking about envy™, and telling us about it were the representatives of the two consortia that produce it in Italy, Vog and Vip. In
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The Italian clementine season is in full swing. All apple varieties are present, with the arrival of Sweetango.There is less presence of Italian pears for theWilliameAbate Fetel. Italian grapes are still on the market, and the Pizzutello is in its last throes. Sales of
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The Panama Canal is facing a surge in the number of ships waiting to transit, up by 13% in just 24 hours, as the waterway grapples with drastic transit cuts due to drought conditions. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has implemented daily transit volume reductions and draft restrictions due to
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The Turkish apple export seems to have slowed down slightly compared to when the season started, says Okan Imancer, co-founder and export manager for Turkish apple exporter The Fresh Apple: “After a promising start with Gala apples, the current movement for Turkish apples is quite slow for Red
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The prices of imported fruits such as kiwis, apples, pomegranates, and pears in Vietnam have significantly decreased, costing only a fraction of their prices two years ago. read more

According toEastFruit analysts, Turkey is experiencing a dynamic increase in prices for export-quality apples, as local suppliers cannot satisfy all requests from potential customers. Wholesale prices for Red Delicious apples, which are actively exported to the Indian market, already reach $0.9
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Controlled Atmosphere (CA) cold storage facilities have become a game-changer for apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir, addressing the challenge of the short shelf-life of their produce. Fayaz Wani reports that these storage units, introduced in the region in 2008, now number about 45, with the
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This season's prospects for Maribelle apples look good. "There might be slightly fewer, but they're sweet, and this truly Dutch apple tastes fantastic," says fruit grower René Wellner. Yet he also sounds the alarm in this interview. "If plant protection products disappear at this rate, few
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The Russian apple harvest is expected to match last year's 1.2 million tons, as reported by Tamara Reshetnikova, CEO of "Technologies of Growth." While regions like Lipetsk, Voronezh, and Belgorod boast good-quality apples, climatic challenges in the south affected the quality, particularly for
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Many growers in the Northwest are very satisfied with their apple crops this year. Now, the industry will have be ready to find homes for nearly 140 million 40-pound boxes of apples out of Washington. Most apples are out of the orchards now and are being sorted and packed. Some will be put in
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According to EastFruit analysts, this week there was a sharp change in trends on the Polish industrial apple market, where prices had been growing rapidly for quite some time. On Wednesday, processors began informing suppliers about price cuts, although farmers expected prices to continue
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UK's apple growers feel they are being 'squeezed' by the 'big six' supermarkets. According to a House of Lords hearing, some growers are receiving as little as 3p on a bag of six apples. The same bag will then be sold for £2.20 in the supermarket. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, this week there was a sharp change in trends on the Polish industrial apple market, where prices had been growing rapidly for quite some time. On Wednesday, processors began informing suppliers about price cuts, although farmers expected prices to continue
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Apple movement out of the Pacific Northwest will be steady for the remainder of 2023 and through 2024, as the estimated industry volume for the 2023 crop is 139 million boxes of apples. That’s up approximately 30 percent over the 2022 crop year. read more

FAS New Delhi forecasts India’s market year (MY) 2023/2024 (July-June) domestic apple and pear production at 2.41 million metric tons (MMT) and 312,500 metric tons (MT), in anticipation of favorable weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. MY 2022/2023 witnessed severe
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As the holiday season approaches, CMI Orchards highlights Kanzi® apples as a choice for food enthusiasts in baked desserts and holiday treats. “The apple’s sweet, intensely tangy flavor and texture, which remains firm when baked and doesn't become mushy like other apples sets Kanzi
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In the last three weeks, demand for apples from the Altes Land region has gradually picked up, while demand at the start of the harvest was somewhat subdued, he says. "In terms of demand, we are still not at 100 per cent, but we are seeing brisk demand across all varieties, whether for Elstar,
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You could not miss Boer Gijs's yellow Sonnenglanz apples at the recent Zuid-Nederland fruit and vegetable trade show. "Many people think it's an overripe Golden Delicious, but when they taste it, they're immediately won over," Norbert Jongerius says, laughing. He and his brother Pierre have been
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Two tons of apples have been blown off the trees, ending up in the corner of the Somerset Cider Brandy orchard. The company, based near Martock, said it is now giving them away. The fallen apples were the result of the winds and floods storm Ciarán have caused. read more

Taiwan’s MY 2022/23 apple imports were 131,252 MT and are forecast at 130,000 MT for MY 2023/24. The United States remains the largest supplier of apples by volume but the market share of Japan, New Zealand, and Chile are all extremely close behind. read more