Pears
CIV presents latest apple Desy® and strawberries in Berlin
2023-02-06 00:00
The Association of Italian Nurseries CIV (Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti) will be at FRUIT LOGISTICA with numerous new varieties: apples, pears and environmentally friendly strawberries will be presented at the stand. In particular, we will present our latest apple variety:
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The Rincón de Soto PDO Peras de Rincón de Soto has started the year with good news. Its pears have received the 'Flavour of the Year' award for the second year running. This distinction, which is awarded by consumers, recognises the taste quality of the product.
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European apple stocks in January were 6% lower than 2022
2023-02-02 00:00
WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures from 1 January 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by -6% compared to 2022 to reach 4 051 645 T, while pear stocks also decreased by -19% to reach 648 071 T. In the USA, apple stocks as
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'Satsumas disappeared completely from the markets'
2023-02-02 00:00
Mandarins now prevailed: In particular, Spanish Nadorcott, Tango and Clemenvilla could be accessed. In terms of importance, Israeli imports followed, especially Orri. Turkish and Moroccan articles completed the scene, Italian and Egyptian rounded it off. In Frankfurt, as in the previous week, it
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Subdued demand for organic pears from overseas
2023-02-02 00:00
Currently, demand is quieter than last year. "People are moving more cautiously and soberly in the trade overall. The stock volumes coming from the Benelux countries consist for the most part of goods from conversion farms. While it is not exactly characterized by a large variety, sufficient
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"The Piqaboo pear's main attraction is its high price in Asia"
2023-02-02 00:00
Last week, the Pear Symposium 2023 was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa. An attentive participant, Kris Wouters of the Belgian Fruithandel Wouters, was especially interested in the Piqaboo pear. Wouters is the exclusive distributor of these in the Benelux. "It's a variety that one is sure to
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The German fresh produce markets are once again making a joint appearance at this year's FRUIT LOGISTICA. Fruchthandel Magazin spoke to the board members about the increasing importance of wholesale markets and found out why convenience products are once again becoming more important.
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Serbian Olympic basketball captain becomes berry farmer
2023-02-01 00:00
Macvan, the surname that was once on Serbia’s national basketball team captain's jersey, is now the brand name of new berry farms. The Olympic silver medallist and captain of Serbia’s national basketball team, Milan Macvan retired from the sport to take up hazelnut, raspberry, pear and
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Third generation grower Scott Montague elected as Chair of Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
2023-02-01 00:00
The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) unanimously elected Scott Montague, as AFPA Chair for the 2023 term. He takes over from Fresh Select’s John Said who served as AFPA Chair in 2022.
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"Pear market begins year with a bang"
2023-01-31 00:00
"The pear market began 2023 with a bang," says Mark Vernooij of the Dutch export company, Urfruit. "Prices started rising right at the start of the new year and are currently at healthy levels. Demand is coming from almost all over Europe. There are quite a few promotions, but outside of those,
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South Africa expects average apple and pear export crop
2023-01-30 12:00
South Africa’s apple and pear exports are set for a small reduction this season with the industry describing it as an average crop.
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UK orchards thwarted by soaring production costs
2023-01-30 00:00
The future of British apples and pears is hanging in the balance as soaring costs forced orchards to scrap plans to plant a million trees. The saplings were due to be planted by growers this year, but research has shown almost two-thirds have been shelved after a 23 percent rise in production costs.
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“We want to develop our export sales of organic apples”
2023-01-30 00:00
Select Fruit, a branch of the Pom’Evasion group, will share a booth with its partner Cofruid’Oc Méditerranée at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Both companies produce French apples and pears and “have an alliance called Tasty and Select, which started in 2017,” explains Delphine Robin,
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BayWa Global Produce: Ready for the future
2023-01-30 00:00
"We have invested a high double-digit million euro amount to further modernise and expand the operational infrastructure of our BayWa Obst, T&G Global and TFC Holland holdings over the past two years," says Benedikt Mangold, CEO at BayWa Global Produce. "Through a
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From 27 April this year Belarus has restored the possibility of supplying some EU fruits and vegetables since 27 April this year. As far as fruits are concerned, besides apples, pears are on the list.
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Growers United | Sustainable Together
2022-03-28 15:49
On Thursday 10 March 2022, the directors of Growers United launched the Sustainable Together scheme. Growers United interprets Sustainable Together as increasing the sustainability of the supply chain from the grower to the point of sale.
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WAPA releases the first apple and pear stock figures of 2022
2022-02-03 13:52
WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released today the first apple and pear stock figures
of 2022. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks increased by 5.1% compared to 2021 to reach
4,308,683 T, while pear stocks decreased by 18.2% to 661,587 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1
January 2022 stood at 1,674,042 T (-2.7% compared to 2021), while pear stocks reached 190,192 T
(24.8% above 2021). read more
of 2022. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks increased by 5.1% compared to 2021 to reach
4,308,683 T, while pear stocks decreased by 18.2% to 661,587 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1
January 2022 stood at 1,674,042 T (-2.7% compared to 2021), while pear stocks reached 190,192 T
(24.8% above 2021). read more
OPERA CONSORTIUM: THE ITALIAN PEAR SPECIALIST
2022-01-17 16:37
Opera is the biggest Consortium of made up exclusively Italian Fruit Growers specialized in the cultivation of pears.
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Freshfel Europe expresses deep concerns about the Belarus embargo on the import of European fruit and vegetables worth 300 million €
2022-01-07 10:56
On 6th December 2021, Belarus decided to respond to the latest international sanctions by implementing an embargo on food import into the country for food products originating from the European Union but also the UK, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Albania, the USA, and Canada.
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Demand for pears consistently high in Poland
2021-12-16 12:38
Fresh-market.pl recently reported on WAPA's updated forecast for the European Union's pear harvest in 2021 (see here). For Poland, the data has not changed and speaks of a harvest at the level of 70 thousand tonnes, i.e. 5 thousand tonnes (8 per cent) more than a year earlier.
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