Apple
"We thought apples would take a backseat when summer fruit arrived, but that has not been the case"
2023-08-25 00:00
A new apple season is starting with the first harvests, which will be underway throughout Europe in the coming weeks. Poland is one of the main apple exporters on the continent.
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BAPL expands net-zero project
2023-08-22 11:00
British Apples & Pears Ltd (BAPL) has announced an expansion of its existing Farming Innovation Pathways feasibility project to analyse the impact of British apples on the environment.
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Washington apple production up 29 percent
2023-08-22 00:00
Washington State proudly reports a remarkable 29 percent increase in its apple crop for the upcoming season. This surge in production can be attributed to the favorable spring conditions that have nurtured a bountiful yield of clean and high-quality fruit.
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Recently, there has been fewer imported fruit categories in the Xinfadi wholesale market in Gaobeidian. The best sellers are South African citrus, Thai durian, and young coconut. There are also a small amount of American cherries, Peruvian blueberries, and New Zealand apples. The easing of the
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Salix Fruits sees “promising” Turkish apple season ahead
2023-08-21 12:00
Salix Fruits has announced the beginning of the Turkish apple season, noting that expectations were running high among growers and receivers across various markets ahead of a “promising season”.
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Promising season for Turkish apples
2023-08-21 00:00
Salix Fruits has announced the beginning of the Turkish apple season. Expectations are running high among growers and receivers across various markets as the company gets ready to deliver a fresh crop of apples.
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Carbon neutral pineapple produced in Costa Rica is finalist in world sustainability awards
2023-08-21 00:00
The outstanding Del Monte Zero pineapple, produced exclusively in Costa Rica by Fresh Del Monte, will be one of the finalists in the World Sustainability Awards 2023, to be held in October in Amsterdam.
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Fresh Del Monte alert to change
2023-08-18 16:00
Are there any exciting new products in your exotics range?
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Fresh Del Monte alert to change
2023-08-18 16:00
Are there any exciting new products in your exotics range?
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US apple production will exceed 10.5 billion pounds
2023-08-18 00:00
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.
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WSU’s next apple blends Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink
2023-08-18 00:00
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®.
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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 apple harvest is expected to be less than last year's in Russia
2023-08-18 00:00
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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Hawaii pineapple farm donates pineapples to wildfire survivors
2023-08-18 00:00
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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Rising demand for Pink Lady® apples in Europe
2023-08-16 09:00
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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Costa Rican pineapple and banana exports bounce back
2023-08-14 09:00
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.
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Same yields, lower quality – state of 2023/24 season of apple production in Georgia
2023-08-12 00:00
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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“Red Delicious is an absolute must when exporting apples to India”
2023-08-11 00:00
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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“We think there’ll be less volumes of Red Jonaprince and Idared, with mostly bigger sizes”
2023-08-11 00:00
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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In Serbia Economic Cooperative produces over 8 million fruit, rootstock and other plants annually
2023-08-11 00:00
“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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