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Consumers will have a plentiful supply of apples in 2023, as the U.S. apple industry continues to perform well, according to the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) at the organization’s 128th annual Outlook Conference in Chicago. read more

Washington State University’s newest apple variety, WA 64, is a sweet, tart, firmly crisp hybrid of Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink, a variety that includes the well-known Pink Lady®. read more

Despite challenging weather in Poland, the new apple harvest is looking positive according to Dominik Woźniak, of Polish apple exporter Rajpol: “The 2023 harvest of the Rajpol Cooperative is looking promising. We endured some challenging weather during the spring time in Poland. Spring frosts
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The Association of Gardeners of Russia forecasts that this year's apple harvest could be slightly lower than the previous year, approximately 1.35-1.4 million tons, compared to 1.55 million tons. The main reason is freezing during the flowering period, as explained by the president of the
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After wildfires devastated a number of communities in Hawaii, personnel of Maui Gold Pineapple is providing disaster relief in the form of fresh fruit and other supplies. The team spent days cutting up fresh pineapple to give to first responders, shelters and restaurants that have been converted
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Despite the record inflation changing consumption habits, Pink Lady® Europe enjoyed a good season, with volumes up by 3% from the previous year to 180,000 tons of Pink Lady® & PinKids®, driven by more than 700 promotional operations. In Germany, sales were up 13% to 46,678 tons, in
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Banana exports from Costa Rica grew 19 per cent in the first half of 2022 compared to the year-earlier period according to the latest trade data from trade promotion agency Procomer. Pineapple exports increased by 13 per cent in the same period. read more

The 2023 apple harvest in Georgia is expected to be the same yield compared to the 2022 season – about 100 tnd tons, but of lower quality due to the spread of the climate-induced apple scab disease. Like the last year, May and June 2023 appeared to be cold and rainy, which might negatively
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The Turkish weather has proven to be helpful to this season’s apple harvest, although heat could still make things more difficult, says Alper Kerim, owner of Turkish apple exporter Demir Fresh Fruits: “In Turkey, the weather conditions have been quite good so far, but warm weather conditions
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The start of the new Polish apple season is still a while off, but so far the new harvest is looking quite alright, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia: “For now, we can say ‘so far, so good’ for the Polish apples. There weren’t any large or long terms
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“Economic Cooperative doo Serbia” is specialized nursery for the production of fruit plants: apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc., and also rootstock plants, rose seedlings and ornamental plants with an
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European production is expected to reach 11 411 000 tonnes, a decrease of 3.3% compared to the previous year. read more

UAE farming sector boosted by online sale of crops read more

In 2022, the European Community exported 359,280 tons of fruits and vegetables worth 334 million euro to Latin American countries. Brazil was the main destination for Community exports, and the main export products were apples and onions. read more

The global potato market is in for a very fluctuating year, according to the reports from across the globe, with generally high prices in many countries. The Netherlands is battling weather conditions affecting yields, while a thriving chip industry drives contract prices. Belgium grapples with
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The VOG Consortium, one of Europe’s leading apple producers, is expecting to enjoy a positive start to the season. This optimism is based on the European production forecasts released by Prognosfruit, which point to a fall in volumes all over the continent. This, together with the predicted
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Aldi has cut the price of more than 30 household grocery staples. read more

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) has released its forecast for the 2023 Washington state fresh apple crop will the full crop estimated at just over 134m cartons (18kg) of fresh apples. read more