Pears

The focus is on citrus fruit: oranges and clementines are selling at high prices. Quotations in general remain high, a trend that is particularly noticeable for pears, plums and grapes; read more

Lower production in Greece and Turkey has resulted in a spike in demand for Greek pears, says Greek pear exporter Paris Karastergios, of Karastergiou Bros: “Due to the fact that the total volume of pears was smaller than last year, there was a vivid demand over the past weeks. This demand did
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The new Italian clementine campaign gets underway. The chestnut campaign is getting underway, with demand rising thanks to the cooler weather and the first appearance of chestnut varieties. For apples, the production of the Campania Melannurca Fujie is on the rise. Very low the
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A batch of air-shipped Chilean cherries arrived at Guangzhou Jiangnan Market this week, marking the first batch of Chilean cherries in the Guangzhou market in the 2023/24 production season, attracting the attention of insiders. In terms of other major categories, the arrival of Peruvian
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The GCC market will see an increase in availability of French apples this year, as the country’s apple production is expected to reach a three-year high of 1.5 million tons. The French National Apple and Pear Association (ANPP) highlighted that the 2023 harvest is eight percent higher than
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Pumpkins usually only appear over Halloween. But this drought-tolerant, stable and versatile crop is packed with nutrition. Could it be the superfood of the future? Pumpkins are synonymous with Halloween; propped up on doorsteps and peering through front windows, their flesh carved into ghoulish
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The headlines that appeared yesterday following the vote in the European Parliament's Environment Committee on the proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR), erroneously spoke of a clear victory for the green ideology when it comes to packaging. read more

There are two main reasons that led Ferrara Expo to delaying Futurpera to March 6-7, 2024: an unprecedented crisis that is affecting the entire pear production chain, made worse by the flood in May, and the actions the category associations UnaPera and OI Pera are taking to obtain resources and
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MARKETWashington/Eastern Colorado-Kansas:Hayden Bingham with L&M Cos. in Raleigh, NC, said on October 25 that demand has been steady this week. “The IFPA show didn’t appear to make much difference on orders,” he said. Hayden added, “The buyers that knew they would be out for the
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Every month, data is collated from British apple and pear growers on the quantity of British apples they sold to UK supermarkets. The latest data is below. read more

Coming just like a whirlwind over an orchard already devastated by frost and hail, the lapidary statement from the representatives of the three reference organisations of the pear world about the pear show, scheduled to take place at the end of November; read more

Appearing before the House of Representatives (lower house of parliament) in a session for oral questions, Seddiki said the government would subsidise tomato production with grants of between 40,000 and 70,000 dirhams (3,600 and 6,300 euros) per hectare. read more

Malaysia’s efforts to gain access to the Chinese market for its fresh durian exports appear to be reaping rewards, with further meetings between officials from both countries being held to discuss the issue. read more

The tomato world is changing. ToBRFV necessitates strict hygiene procedures and has led to the appearance of many new resistant or highly tolerant varieties. Growers need to make decisions with less information, and seed houses try to introduce new varieties as fast as possible. What
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With harvesting underway this campaign, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has started revising its annual Apple and Pear Crop Forecast based on the latest insights from its members on the season. WAPA estimates that the 2023 apple crop is expected to drop by around 3.5% to just below
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The Italian pear campaign gets underway: production of the Abate is delayed. The sale of Italian mountain apples is proceeding steadily, with the Renetta variety also appearing in the last few days, and the quantities of Annurca apples from Campania are increasing. Substantial demand
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From miniature to pie varieties to jumbo sized jack o' lanterns, pumpkins of all sizes decorated stores and ad flyers this week. Seventeen varieties of apples were reported this week, perfect for baking, bobbing or covering with caramel. Other fruits such as grapes, pears, persimmons,
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The week at the Bologna Food Centre was not exciting in terms of sales, but there are a few seasonal products that stand out from the others. We are talking about persimmons, which, together with pears and apples, are recording good sales trends. Gianmaria explained them to us
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The combination of knowledge on the organoleptic qualities of produce and an increasingly developed know-how enabled PND, a leading company in the manufacture of fruit processing machinery, to design PEARL6, a brand new pear peeling machine. FreshPlaza has talked about it with Virginia Cascella,
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'We don't want to lower the pear flag'. read more