Apple

In January, the Met Office announced that 2022 had been the sixth warmest year on record, and it looks as if 2023 will be another record-breaker. But though many crops are affected by the summer’s intense heat and drought, apple trees are struggling because they need a period of cold over the
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According to a monthly survey from US Apple, the total number of apples in storage on February 1, 2023 was 103.1 million bushels, 7.3 percent less than last February’s total of 111.1 million bushels and 10.8 percent less the five-year average for that date. read more

After a difficult start due to falling European consumption and strong international competition, there are glimmers of optimism for the remainder of the 2022-2023 apple season. read more

The ongoing crop 2022/23 for was initially estimated by WAPA at a volume very similar to the preceding crop; since the month of August 2022, however, several Member States registered additional drought and heatwave events that will result on smaller fruit sizes and, therefore, lower volumes. read more

Coupang, a South Korean e-commerce company based in Seoul, has purchased 200 tons of seasonal produce leftover after the Lunar New Year holidays to help revitalize the agriculture industry. The company bought strawberries, apples and tomatoes, among others, from 1,000 farmhouses nationwide. read more

It is red, sweet, crunchy and juicy, and is adapted to hot climates like ours. read more

Supplies of almost all varieties of apples from Michigan are still ample. “They’re excellent on Gala, Fuji, Reds, Golds and Ambrosia. We had a record crop this year and basically, all the varieties across the board were up,” says Scott Swindeman of Applewood Fresh Growers LLC in Sparta,
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Following twenty years of breeding and scientific development, Tutti™, the world’s first specifically bred hot climate tolerant apple variety, was commercially launched at Berlin Fruit Logistica trade show today. read more

Sassy is cementing its status as an early-harvest variety, Taylor Corp in the Hawke’s Bay began picking on February 8th, in time for one of the first shipments of new-season apples out of the Hawke’s Bay. Nelson quickly followed suit with Golden Bay Fruit picking their first round of Sassy
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British apple and pear orchards are set to shrink as growers have cancelled 150,000 new tree orders this season. The reason for this is that prices offered by supermarkets have failed to match the rising cost of production. A survey of British Apple and Pear (BAPL) members, which represents 80
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A new cold storage facility built with government assistance at the Industrial Estate Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district is giving local growers hope. The facility allows farmers to preserve and store their crops for longer periods of time, allowing them to get better prices for
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After twenty years of breeding and development work as part of the Hot Climate Partnership, the world's first apple variety specifically bred for heat tolerance was presented at FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin on 9 February, according to BayWa Global Produce GmbH. read more

After twenty years of breeding and development work as part of the Hot Climate Partnership, the world's first apple variety specifically bred for heat tolerance was presented at FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin on 9 February, according to BayWa Global Produce GmbH. read more

Giga® by Marlene® is a great tasting apple with unusual characteristics: it has an average size of 75-90 mm, is bicoloured, with reddish tones on a yellow background, has an excellent crunchy texture and exhales a very intense aroma. It is presented to consumers as
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New Zealand-based company VentureFruit has unveiled Tutti, the world’s first branded apple variety bred specifically for production in hot climates. read more

Falling apple and significantly rising pear stocks are recorded by the statistical service of the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agreste. In December 2022, apple stocks decreased by 5% year-on-year, while exports increased. read more

The different contact groups created within the framework of the Spanish-Franco-Italian-Portuguese Joint Committee will start their 2023 meetings on February 14 with the meeting of the strawberry group, which will be held in Huelva. The meetings of garlic, tomato, peach-nectarine, apple, and
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Last week, the first Gala apples of the new harvest began to arrive on the market. Agronomist Miguel Sabbadini, technical manager of the Argentine Chamber of Integrated Fruit Growers (CAFI) explains that these usually have a good price. read more

Kapi Kapi Growers (Grupo Acon), a producer and exporter of premium pineapples and bananas, will showcase its product offerings at Fruit Logistica next week in Berlin, Germany. Since 1987, the company has utilized the diverse and ideal growing regions across Costa Rica to supply retailers,
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Indian fresh produce company IG International and agri-tech start-up Agrograde have formed a joint venture, IG Agrograde. read more