Pears

Dutch top fruit market prices look good. "The strong Class II market is especially distinctive, and that price hardly differs from the Class I. That's truly unbelievable," says Aart Blom of the Dutch company FruitPartners Blom. "There's much more of a difference in apples. There, the Class II
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Italy’s fruit exporters are increasingly looking towards Asian markets, particularly for pears, apples and kiwifruit, according to CSO Italy. The organisation recently organised four inspection visits in the region to facilitate the export of certain Italian fruits. Those inspections took
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As QS reports with reference to the BVL, only one plant protection product containing the active ingredient clofentezine, Apollo 50 SC, is currently authorised in Germany. Apollo 50 SC is currently used for the control of fruit tree spider mites (Panonychus ulmi) on pears and apples, among other things.
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China’s pip fruit harvest is expected to rise this year. According to USDA estimates, China’s production of apples, pears, and table grapes will increase to 45 million tons, 19.6 million tons and 13.5 million tons, respectively, in 2023/24. Apple imports will likely decline by 20 percent due
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Pomelo harvesting is well underway in California and the crop is looking good. “Pomelos are generally first harvested in late October by a lot of people,” says Tony Marquez from Pearson Ranch. “I think the volume this year will be a bit more, and in the future, there will be more Pomelos
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The arrival of autumn fills the Italian fruit and vegetable markets with a great variety of typical seasonal products. Fruits and vegetables such as persimmons, pumpkin, apples and pears are invading the fruit and vegetable counters and represent real nutritional resources in
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Fingered citron, also called “Buddha’s Hand,” is a healthy and tasty exotic fruit that is rapidly gaining popularity. However, it is obvious that its popularity is largely due to its unusual appearance rather than taste. read more

Solarelli, the premium line of the Apofruit group, will be the protagonist in the TV debut of 'L'Orto di Carlotta', the cooking show hosted by Carlotta Perego, which aims to discover vegetable cuisine through recipes that are easy to prepare but never give up variety
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"People shop with their eyes," declares Kees Oskam of Handelsmaatschappij Jan Oskam. This Dutch company focuses on exporting, among other products, top fruit, where there is an increasing interest in red pears. "The apple shelf has yellow, green, and red apples. With pears, there's never been
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Top Seeds has held a field conference in San Isidro (Níjar) to show the potential of its pear tomato variety Arondir, launched commercially this year. read more

"Apple and pear sales have been good since off-tree sales," says Emanuel Sluis of the Dutch trading platform Service2Fruit. "That's true for all varieties, but Beurre Alexander Lucassen pears' price development is most spectacular. These were sold, off-tree, for €0.45, and now, their bin price
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Due to El Niño, the yearly warm ocean current appearing along the Peruvian coast around December, Peruvian blueberry production is down by more than 50%, leaving a gap in the world markets leading to higher prices in general. read more

According to the latest USDA report, this rise is due to favourable weather conditions, which have restored yields from 2022/23. Apple exports are expected to increase to 81,854 tons, while pear exports are expected to rise to 317,200 tons. Domestic consumption is also predicted to grow in line
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Crunchy, sweet and juicy. These are all characteristics usually used to describe a new selection of apples; however, after tasting it, we have to attribute them to the new pear variety Eden Gold®, which we found on sale at an Aldi shop.    read more

The late arrival of spring caused a decrease in Turkey’s production and export of apples, pears, and table grapes in MY 2023/24. Table grape producers are having a difficult time fighting mildew disease, which was caused by delayed rainfall. Commercial growers continue to make on-farm
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After the go-ahead of the Conferenza Stato-Regioni, the Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests Francesco Lollobrigida announced that Masaf is ready to allocate €12 million for the pear and kiwifruit chains to counter the economic consequences caused by weather and natural
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Avocado is in. It is impossible to imagine stores not carrying this fresh fruit; smoothies have been commonplace for several years, and smashed avocado on toast increasingly appears in breakfast bars. Not to mention guacamole. Yet, ten years ago, things were very different. Go back 30 years, and
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Overall, Mexico’s market year (MY) 2023/24 deciduous fruit production is projected to remain steady year-to-year, with apple production increasing marginally, but from what is already estimated to be a large MY 2022/23 crop. Table grape production is projected to increase 1 percent. Mexico’s
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People usually peel mandarins and eat their sections. In the last few hours, however, almost everyone on X is hallucinating with a video that has gone viral and that shows a trick to eat it in a simpler way. read more

The Italian clementine season is in full swing. All apple varieties are present, with the arrival of Sweetango.There is less presence of Italian pears for theWilliameAbate Fetel. Italian grapes are still on the market, and the Pizzutello is in its last throes. Sales of
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