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Take the Heavenly Pleasure of Cosmic Crisp®, combine it with the wonder of the city from above, add a captivating violin concert at sunset... and it's immediately wow! These are the ingredients that thrilled the participants of "Cosmic Stars and Heavenly Moments", the roadshow. read more

A family-owned fruit farm based in Kent has signed a new £750 million deal with Aldi. AC Goatham & Son has been supplying a variety of apples and pears to Britain's fourth-largest supermarket since 2016. Last year, they were announced as Aldi's exclusive supplier of British apples. The new deal is for 20 years. read more

The future of Apple investment in Washington and consumer valuation of apples were topics examined by Michael Swanson, Ph.D., chief agricultural economist with Wells Fargo's Agri-Food Institute, in his recent report titled "An Apple A Day." The report highlighted the value of apples, stating, "While the U.S...." read more

SAO MAI Agro is a relatively new exporter of fresh and processed fruit from Vietnam, specializing in mango, pineapple, and passion fruit. "This is our first year of market expansion," said Ahn Tran from the company. We typically grow our fruit in the highlands of Vietnam, where the read more

Bigbucks, a Gala mutation from South Africa renowned for its wine red color, has entered a new phase after being granted plant breeders' rights in Australia. "If anyone in Australia wants to plant a Gala-type apple and doesn't include Bigbucks, they are doing themselves a disservice." read more

The UK division of the flower delivery company Interflora saw an increase in pre-tax losses last year, as the company grappled with a decline in customer spending. The Lincolnshire-based company reported a loss of over £2.3m in 2023, marking a more than 20 percent increase from the previous year. read more

Jakub Krawczyk, the export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia, stated that the availability of apples from Poland is similar to the previous season at this time. He mentioned that the current apple stocks are still quite similar to the levels from last season. read more

The pineapple industry is becoming more diversified, offering a variety of products suitable for both fresh consumption and different types of processed goods. The Italian company PND, known for manufacturing machinery for the fruit processing industry, is currently constructing a new plant. read more

In the temperate zone, changes in temperature and precipitation patterns have the strongest impact on the phenological spring phases. Therefore, a shift in apple blossom as the beginning of the phenological full spring is suitable as an indicator of climate change. read more

Scales Corporation has announced the acquisition of 240 hectares of planted orchard area, including 110 hectares of Dazzle apples, and a stake in the juice concentrate operation Profruit from the Bostock Group for NZ$47.5 million. read more

"We waited for a while to avoid raising a false alarm," commented Assomela President Ennio Magnani afterwards, "but we can now say that the sub-zero temperatures that occurred at the end of April in South Tyrol and Trentino have caused significant damage to the." read more

Carol Stockdill leads a busy life on the family orchard in Christchurch. Campbell Organic Orchard was founded by Carol's parents-in-law Bruce and Jillian Campbell in 2000 and was the first fully certified organic export apple orchard in Canterbury. Stockdill and her husband Hamish Campbell now manage the orchard. read more

Ontario is heading towards becoming a year-round supplier of apples harvested throughout the year. This statement comes from Brian Rideout, the newly elected chair of the Ontario Apple Growers association. Rideout, a grower with Manitree Fruit Farms, emphasized, "Our capacity to cultivate apples has increased." read more

Merve Akyol, export specialist for Turkish produce exporter TEO Export, stated that the season for Turkish apples has been very successful, with sales reaching a high level. "This year, the Turkish apple season has been very good. Our sales were very fast, to the point where we couldn’t." read more

Merve Akyol, export specialist for Turkish produce exporter TEO Export, stated that the season for Turkish apples has been exceptionally successful, with sales reaching a very high level. She mentioned, "This year, the Turkish apple season has been very good. Our sales were very fast, to the point where we couldn't even keep up." read more

It is the apple that reigns as the queen of biodiversity on Italian tables with almost 1400 varieties, ahead of peaches with around 1300, and pears with more than 600. This emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti, on the occasion of the World Biodiversity Day which is celebrated. read more

The aim of the research at the Laimburg Experimental Center is to establish and optimize sustainable and efficient production practices and find answers to the challenges of climate change. On this occasion, all interested parties are invited to visit the experimental fields of the research center. read more

Jazz Apples has signed on as the newest associate partner of Netball Australia's Suncorp Super Netball League. read more

Komisja Jabłek Waszyngtońskich pozyskała dodatkowe środki na promocję eksportu po uruchomieniu nowego programu rozwoju handlu przez rząd USA. read more

Ze względu na lepsze warunki klimatyczne w tym sezonie w Nowej Zelandii, produkcja jabłek wzrosła. W rezultacie na chińskim rynku pojawiło się więcej nowozelandzkich jabłek w porównaniu z ubiegłym rokiem, z których większość jest małych rozmiarów. „Obecnie smak i jakość jabłek są stosunkowo zadowalające… read more