Apple

The Mexican apple packer is based in Cuautemoc, Chihuahua one of the country’s major apple production regions. The medium-sized business had originally used manual sorting equipment and invested in Reemoon’s intelligent sorting equipment to increase production capacity, control quality, and
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Fresh Del Monte launches a range of Hpp (High Pressure Processing) juices on the Italian market without added sugar (almost a prerequisite for new products in the segment). High Pressure Cold Pressing preserves the nutritional qualities read more

The Costa Rican banana and pineapple producer Grupo Acón is responding toallegations made by a labour union(pubilshed on 21 June, 2023) SITRAP that a third-party contractor hired to oversee hiring practices at two of their farms violated worker rights. read more

It is not customary to talk about this, but Polish fruit growers, on the one hand, demand to ban raspberry imports from Ukraine, but at the same time, they do not want Ukraine to ban imports of Polish fruits and other food products. At the time of signing the Association Agreement with the EU,
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The annual output of Mexican apples is about 700,000 tons and the main planting areas are concentrated in the Chihuahua and Coahuila regions, and in the Cuautemoc. Chihuahua, which is the core producing area of Mexican apples, accounts for more than 85% of the total apple production in Mexico. read more

A Pink Lady apple promotion at UK Aldi stores offering shoppers the chance to win one of 100 Minions Fitbits through the purchase of a promotional pack of PinKids, the Pink Lady range of smaller apples for children, has been hailed a success by marketers Coregeo. read more

EastFruit analysts draw attention to an extremely important apple industry development, which that took place after the meeting between US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 22, 2023. During the meeting, the leaders of the two countries agreed to eliminate the
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New Zealand Apples and Pears joined growers in Hastings today for the announcement of the Government’s assistance package for growers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. read more

On 20 June, the annual congress of the European Organic Fruit Forum (EBF) took place in Austria. AMI (Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH) surveyed and summarised the forecast on behalf of the EBF. read more

Fresh-cut fruits are highly perishable and susceptible to bacterial contamination. Polysaccharides edible coating loaded with essential oils nano-emulsions have the potential to extend shelf life and improve quality of fruits. read more

With the integration of BFV as of July 1st, the fruit offering of the leading Belgian organisation is estimated this season at around 200,000 tons of pears, 75,000 tons of apple, 13,000 tons of strawberries, 6,000 tons of cherries and 3,000 tons of other berries. Melons and prunes are also part
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India imports about 300 thousand tons of fresh apples annually read more

We are nearing the end of the 22-23 apple season and EastFruit analysts look at Georgia’s trade statistics. Apple export volumes and prices in US Dollars are quite similar to numbers from the previous season. This is not necessarily an underperformance – on the contrary, the 21-22 season was
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Organic Envy™ apples have achieved the position as one of the top-rated¹ apples in the organics segment. Over the past year, distribution of the organic apple through retail partners has significantly increased, as well as an extension to the range of pack sizes available, backed by increased
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Vogpopo is also targeting Italy with RedPop, the apple-shaped snack. And it aims to replicate the success achieved in the UK, where it is present in Waitrose & Partners outlets and where, thanks to an original marketing campaign, the Consortium's product has appeared on 78 double
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“We will be very vigilant for the next season, which starts in August,” explains Sandrine Gaborieau, after discovering Polish apples at a wholesaler supplying school canteens and nursing homes. “This practice is unfortunately widespread and it is slowly killing the French arboricultural
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The VOG Consortium is also targeting Italy with RedPop®, the melache-shaped snack is already a trend in the UK, where it is available in Waitrose & Partners shops. read more

It’s a fantastic outcome for U.S. apple growers. This is what the industry says about the news that India is lifting its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. apples. While India has a 50 percent duty on all imported apples, the U.S. was hit with another 20 percent on apples in 2018. read more

It is estimated that close to 230 hectares will be devoted to the Candine in Portugal; a production that will be managed and marketed by the Atlantic Apple consortium. "There will be 200 hectares under integrated production and the other 30 will be organic. Last year we already marketed the
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We are nearing the end of the 22-23 apple season, andEastFruit analysts look at Georgia’s trade statistics. Apple export volumes and prices in US Dollars are quite similar to numbers from the previous season. This is not necessarily an underperformance – on the contrary, the 21-22 season was
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