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A small group of KwaZulu-Natal pineapple growers supply the whole of South Africa with fresh pineapples. In Hluhluwe, Queen pineapples are produced on dryland fields for 52 weeks of the year with an average annual yield of around 47 million kg of pineapples. read more

Capitan Piña, a pineapple grower from Panama has seen increased orders from Spain. The owner, Ing. Eliezer Dominguez says: “Our expectations for this 2023 is to grow as a company in production, because we have an open market that is expanding and looking pretty good. Actually, we are focused
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The vast majority of pineapples currently consumed in Spain come from Costa Rica. Although the demand is not high at this time of the year, that for colored pineapples has remained stable so far this year, while consumption of green pineapples continues to fall. read more

Promotions are paying off for Superfresh Growers with EverCrisp apples. read more

Superfresh Growers® says its second Washington State EverCrisp® apple crop is off to a great start. A rising star born in the Midwest, EverCrisp is now also enjoying a solid retail focus across the coastal and mountain west, south-central and beyond. read more

According to a price monitoring by Portugal’s DECO Proteste, the prices of fruit and vegetables have increased by more than 30% in the space of a year, with buying exactly the same products now costing €7.21 more than in 2022. read more

In Nigeria, the majority of apples consumed are imported from countries like South Africa and the United States of America. Statistics show that at least 50, 000 tons of these apples are imported into the country annually. Each year the consumption of apples is on the rise and there’s the need
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Apple farmers in Kent are digging up their orchards in the face of stagnant returns on the fruit. According to British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL), the industry is on a ‘knife edge’. Input prices - which include picking, energy, haulage and packaging - have risen 23%, while the amount
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Fruit Logistica having ended, for Fuji MelaPiù, the lowland apple guaranteed by the Ferrara Consortium, it is time to take stock of the 2022-2023 campaign, characterised by a destocking in line with previous years. New social adv campaign for Carnival Melapiù video recipe for Carnival read more

In the current imported fruit market, peaches, plums and grapes are the main categories. In terms of domestic fruits, blueberries, citrus and pineapples make up the bulk of the available produce. The arrival volume and price of fruit on the market are generally stable this week. read more

Hawke's Bay growers trying to clear silt from their properties have gone from fighting the dust to fighting the mud, as rain is now hampering clean-up efforts. On Brydon Nisbet's Puketapu apple orchard, the rain that felt over the last 48 hours has turned dried out areas of silt back into muddy
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The sales of Hami melon used to be mainly concentrated in summer, but now it has changed from a seasonal product to a major item that is popular among consumers after apples, pears and watermelons. With the increase in planting scale and the improvement of production technology, it can now be
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The global pineapple market shows a varied picture, with cold and rainy spells affecting the cultivation in some countries like Costa Rica, South Africa, and Spain. The demand for pineapples in the Netherlands remains low, despite limited supply in the market. According to a Dutch importer,
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Frustratingly, Polish apple exporters still haven’t been offered a solution to the Egyptian banks stopping the financial transactions. Mohamed Marawan, owner of Polish apple exporter Sarafruit, does emphasize that it can still get sorted, but who knows when that will be. read more

In seven of the eight capitals surveyed by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, fruit prices went up in January. Papaya, oranges and apples were some fruit that saw expressive rises. The weather is the factor that most contributed to this high in fruit prices. It rained too much in the main producing
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As opposed to Washington, the US East Coast is enjoying good apple production numbers this season. “Both New York State and Pennsylvania have good crops,” says Tim Mansfield with Sun Orchard Fruit Co. The growing conditions were very good and as a result, the crop’s total volume is
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After a slower start the Turkish apples have performed rather well this season, says Kubra Guven, marketing manager of Ana Fruit. “This year, the crop quality and harvest for Turkish apples was very good. Demand started a bit slow, but has picked up later in the season in some of the target
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Cosmic Crisp apples have recorded the biggest sales gains among the top 40 selling apple varieties in the US. read more

The demand for pineapples in Europe is waning, causing the Costa Rican pineapple producer Fertinyc to turn to Israel and the Middle East. According to Hellen Madrigal, sales manager at Fertinyc the lingering effects of a slow post-Covid-19 recovery compounded by the Russian war in Ukraine is
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Natura Nuova expands the line of Frullà Classico territorial specialities, a brand that has been identifying freshly blended fruit products for the past ten years, with Frullà Classico Ambrosia apple from Piedmont. read more