Apple

After a short delay the Polish apple season in in full swing. According to Jan Nowakoski, manager of Polish apple distributor Genesis Fresh, Golden Delicious apples will be more of a green color than last year: “This year, the Polish apple season started with two weeks of delay, due to the
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Ian Smith, the driving force behind R&R Smith, passed away recently, leaving behind a legacy spanning six decades in the Australian apple industry. read more

Every month, data is collated from British apple and pear growers on the quantity of British apples they sold to UK supermarkets. The latest data is below. read more

In the new episode of the talk Discovering the supply chains with La Grande Bellezza Italiana we talk about the Mela Rossa di Cuneo Igp with Eraldo Barale, director of Joinfruit and founding partner of 'La Grande Bellezza Italiana', and Alberto Boschero, technical manager of Joinfruit. A fruit that
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Elefante Green Gold is the brand name of Elefante Farms' Sugar Loaf pineapple. It is an ultra-rare variety of pineapple. “It’s unique in the sense that it is perfectly ripe even when green on the outside and has a soft white flesh compared to the typical yellow flesh commonly found in
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The apple harvest at Adrian Scripps in Kent started around 6-7 weeks ago and most varieties are nearing completion. They are still harvesting Breaburn and Pink Lady will start soon. read more

Russia experiences a record 26% spike in fruit and vegetable prices (Sept 2023 vs. Sept 2022), led by apples. In wholesale, prices start at 0.45 EUR/kg, while retail prices soar to 1.23 EUR/kg, which is triple the cost. The top 3 federal districts with the highest retail prices are Far Eastern
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Apples are among the most popular fruits in the United States. Bananas claim the top spot as Americans’ favorite fresh fruit. Considering the inclusion of frozen, juice, and canned fruit products, apples surpass all other fruits by a substantial margin in terms of consumption. So, where do all
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After the new apple season started, prices in the production areas continued to be high and did not fall as the season developed. Apples are the main product of Qingxin Fruit in Qingyang City. Ms. Joey Lee, from the company, said: "Starting from the early-ripening Gala, the price at origin has
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Belarusian vegetable growers are concluding the season, preparing to store almost 123,000 tons, including those for a traditional "borscht set" and apples, to mitigate any shortage of fresh produce during the off-season. This year's harvest dipped due to drought, with northern growers seeing a
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Dr. Andreas Peil of the Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit at the Julius Kühn Institute presented the new green apple variety Pia 41, which he helped develop, at this year's Anuga. "It all started with a cross in 2005, and the seeds were sown a year later and selected, propagated and
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With harvesting underway this campaign, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has started revising its annual Apple and Pear Crop Forecast based on the latest insights from its members on the season. WAPA estimates that the 2023 apple crop is expected to drop by around 3.5% to just below
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The Italian pear campaign gets underway: production of the Abate is delayed. The sale of Italian mountain apples is proceeding steadily, with the Renetta variety also appearing in the last few days, and the quantities of Annurca apples from Campania are increasing. Substantial demand
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Although everyone involved expected an early start to the apple harvest in advance, the start of the harvest in the Alte Land has been delayed. In the meantime, this year's harvest campaign is nearing completion. "We have consistently harvested fruit of very good quality and ideal caliber. The
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Officially started on the 6th of this month, the campaign for Fuji MelaPiù®, the lowland apple guaranteed by the Ferrara Consortium, is looking interesting for both the trade and the end consumer. read more

The UK potato industry is grappling with an intensifying menace from wireworms. Currently, a perfect storm of risk factors seems to create optimum conditions for the pest to thrive. read more

Over 50 technicians and producers took part in the technical day dedicated to Crea 105 apples organized by Vivai F.lli Zanzi at its Ferrara facility on October 20th. read more

The monthly weighted price for apples (in € per 100 kgs) ex-packaging station stood at €79.65 in September, in Germany. That is a rise of about €4 compared to the month before. The Spanish paid €103.44, the French paid €143.71 and the Italians paid €94.23. read more

This year's exotic season is gradually picking up again at the Karlsruhe wholesale market. "We have been offering Peruvian as well as Brazilian mangoes for about two weeks now, carrying not only the commercially available Kent variety but also, for the first time, the lesser-known Apple variety.
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In February, scientists and farmers from the Hot Climate Partnership introduced the “Tutti” to the world; this is a crisp red apple variety that is genetically designed to cope with Europe’s increasingly torrid summers. More than 20 years ago, a group of growers from Catalonia, Spain’s
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