Apple

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) welcomes Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, for successfully reopening South Africa's access to the Thai market for fresh apple exports. This market had been closed for approximately 16 years, from January 2008 to December 2024, due to... read more

Bloss, a new apple variety from the Dutch grower cooperative FruitMasters, recently received top marks for taste at the prestigious International Taste Institute. read more

The World Apple and Pear Association (Wapa) convened its annual meeting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, where it announced its forecast for the upcoming Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop. read more

The harvest forecast for the Southern Hemisphere for 2025 indicates a 5.5% increase in apples to a total of 4,746,639 tons compared to the previous year (4,499,328 tons). South Africa is expected to maintain its position as the largest producer with 1,474,767 tons (+3.4% from 2024), followed by... read more

The Italian apple marketing consortium Vog launched its 80th-anniversary celebrations at Fruit Logistica 2025 in Berlin last week. read more

While the prices of apples increased by 7.7% (to 2.32 Euro/kg) and blueberries by 7.7% (to 9.99 Euro/kg), the prices of pears decreased by 3.5%, oranges by 3.2%, and mandarins by 5.2%. The price of kiwis saw a significant drop of 20.5% to 0.34 Euro/piece. read more

The Mt. Erin Group, an established apple cultivation and marketing company in Hawke's Bay, had to deal with the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle on their orchards in February 2023. As part of their rebuilding plans, the company actively searched for a new premium apple variety to plant. read more

VentureFruit, T&G Global's intellectual property management and commercialization business, has announced a new agreement between local Hawke’s Bay breeders, Plant IP Partners, and the Mt Erin Group. The agreement involves licensing a new apple variety called 'MAC12' to support Mt Erin's cyclone recovery efforts. read more

Bruno Bertheloz, President of Europe Pink Lady Apples, revealed his new plan to have 100 million people consume the fruit by 2030, with two billion apples being eaten yearly, as reported by FreshFruitPortal. read more

In the packhouse of 20,000 square meters on the farm Lushof in Prince Alfred Hamlet, one of three farms owned by Graaff Fruit, this is the busiest time of the year: they expect over 8,000 tonnes of nectarines to move through the pack lines this season, while bins of pears and apples are also being processed. read more

VentureFruit, T&G Global's intellectual property management and commercialization business, has announced that it has negotiated an agreement between local Hawke's Bay breeders, Plant IP Partners, and the Mt Erin Group to license a new apple variety 'MAC12' to support Mt Erin's cyclone recovery efforts. The Mt Erin Group, a... read more

The Netherlands is the second-largest global exporter of agricultural products by value, after the United States. This includes top exports such as tomatoes, potatoes, and onions, as well as a strong presence in the vegetable sector overall. Dutch expertise plays a key role in enabling the production and. read more

According to the WAPA report, which collects data from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa, apple production is expected to increase by 5.5% compared to 2024, while pear harvest is projected to decrease by 3.3%. read more

Z okazji dorocznego Walnego Zgromadzenia na targach Fruit Logistica, Światowe Stowarzyszenie Jabłek i Gruszek (WAPA) opublikowało prognozę zbiorów jabłek i gruszek na południowej półkuli na nadchodzący sezon. Zgodnie z prognozą, która obejmuje dane z Argentyny, Australii, Brazylii, read more

The apple and pear industry in New Zealand has exceeded NZ$1 billion (€550 million) in revenue at the orchard gate for the first time, as indicated by new economic impact data published by New Zealand Apples and Pears (NZAPI). read more

It is expected that this upward trend will continue, as NZAPI predicts a 10% increase in exports for the 2025 harvest, from 19.1 million Tray Carton Equivalents (TCE) in 2024 (current) to potentially 21 million TCE in 2025. Thanks to ideal winter and read more

Przemysł jabłek i gruszek w Nowej Zelandii po raz pierwszy przekroczył wartość ponad 1 miliarda dolarów nowozelandzkich przy bramie sadu, zgodnie z nowymi danymi dotyczącymi wpływu gospodarczego. read more

The Jiangnan Fruit Wholesale Market in Guangzhou is China's most influential hub for imported fresh fruit, playing a crucial role in the supply chain. Significant volumes of U.S. cherries, plums, citrus, apples, and grapes enter China through this market before being distributed to other cities. read more