Pears

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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“The pear season started calmly,” begins Randy Dijksman, account manager at Combilo – a Dutch fruit and vegetable importer/exporter. That is how he summed up the top fruit market in late September. Randy attributes most of that to speculation fueled by the previous, unusual season-ending. read more

The Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry (Masaf) has announced that it will allocate 12 million euros to counteract the economic consequences that the pear and kiwi value chains are experiencing due to climatic phenomena such as droughts,
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The prices of imported fruits such as kiwis, apples, pomegranates, and pears in Vietnam have significantly decreased, costing only a fraction of their prices two years ago. read more

"After the green light from the State-Regions Conference, MASAF is ready to allocate 12 million euros for the pear and kiwi fruit sectors, aimed at countering the economic consequences they are experiencing due to climatic and natural events, such as drought, hail and plant diseases. In total
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This season's prospects for Maribelle apples look good. "There might be slightly fewer, but they're sweet, and this truly Dutch apple tastes fantastic," says fruit grower René Wellner. Yet he also sounds the alarm in this interview. "If plant protection products disappear at this rate, few
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Woefully late, but finally, on Friday, confirmation officially arrived from Masaf of the allocation of ten million euros for compensation to pear trees affected by the effects of climate change in the last campaign (for more information click here). Despite some
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In Sicily, in the shadow of Mount Etna, there is no time to say goodbye to the Etna PDO prickly pears, in the final stages of another exciting season, when the oranges of the Piana di Catania peep out. read more

World peach and nectarine production has seen significant growth in the past decade, rising more than 20 percent from 19.6 million tons to 24.2 million in 2022/23. On the surface, this appears to be a growth industry; however, more countries have declined in production than grown since 2013/14,
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FAS New Delhi forecasts India’s market year (MY) 2023/2024 (July-June) domestic apple and pear production at 2.41 million metric tons (MMT) and 312,500 metric tons (MT), in anticipation of favorable weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. MY 2022/2023 witnessed severe
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