Pears

Prognosfruit has reflected on a successful return to Trentino, Italy, where it gathered more than 350 delegates from the apple and pear sector from Europe and beyond. read more

At the 2023 edition of Prognosfruit, the international reference event for apples and pears, held in Val di Non, Italy, the latest forecasts for the coming campaign were announced. Production estimates for 2023 in the EU are for a 3% contraction in the apple harvest to 11.41m tons, but exactly
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“Michigan is expecting a normal-sized apple crop this year which is less than the unusually large crop last year. The apple quality looks to be very good,” says Ken Korson, Apple Category Manager for North Bay Produce, Inc. read more

The hospitality industry accounted for 10 per cent of administrations in the first six months of 2023 – the fourth highest sector in the UK – according to analysis by full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau.  read more

Yesterday saw the start in Val di Non of the 2023 edition of Prognosfruit, the international reference event for apples and pears. As the President of Apot, Ennio Magnani, pointed out, "we decided to host the event here in Trentino, in the old processing hall of a cooperative
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Apple and pear production forecasts were released during the eagerly awaited Prognosfruit annual conference, organised this year in Trentino by Apot (Trentino Fruit and Vegetable Producers Association) together with Wapa (World Apple and Pear Association) and Copa-Cogeca
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At the Prognosfruitsconference held recently in Trento, indications emerged on the pereproduction forecast for 2023; read more

The San Cono prickly pear campaign is on the starting blocks for Agricola Azzurra, a company specialising in the production and marketing of fresh fruit and vegetables from the Italian chain. read more

European Union apple production is set to decrease by 3.3 per cent in 2023 compared to last year to 11.410m tonnes. This puts the crop in line with the average of the previous three years (+0.3 per cent). read more

What is the ideal rootstock for an Abate Fétel pear tree? Up until a few years ago, the answer would have been simple: quince is the first choice and, if the conditions are not right, particularly due to the high lime content of the soil, we fall back on franc or
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Prognosfruit 2023 is currently taking place in Trentino, Italy, gathering more than 300 delegates from the apple and pear sector from Europe and beyond. During the first sessions of the conference, the apple and pear crop forecast estimates for the upcoming season were released. read more

An icon of Sicily and Sicilianity, the Etna PDO Barbera prickly pear is cultivated by the group of the same name on the slopes of the volcano, where the soil gives it unique organoleptic and quality properties. From there, it is carefully processed and then marketed on the
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Watermelon and high temperatures are such an inseparable combination that this fruit is one of the most 'meteoropathic' in terms of consumption of the entire fruit and vegetable sector. Without warm weather, demand freezes, but if the mercury rises, as it increasingly does
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In the Moldovan fruit market, a local apple of summer varieties appeared in the middle of last month, and at once in a reasonably large quantity and a relatively wide variety assortment. The 2023 season of early apple sales in the country started about a week earlier than last year but at about
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The export of early potatoes is not such a significant position in Uzbekistan’s fresh fruits and vegetables segment. However, the volume of deliveries of Uzbek potatoes to Kazakhstan in May-July this year reached a record high for at least the last two decades, EastFruit analysts say. read more

The marketing campaign for the Coscia dell'Etna Barbera pear, a typically summery fruit whose window runs from the end of July to October, has begun. "It promises fruit of excellent quality and we expect growing volumes for 2023," says Alessandro Barbera, owner and
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An excellent brix degree, but a 40% lower production than in 2022. The difficulties of the Emilia-Romagna pear continue, according to data for the new campaign estimated by UNAPera. Awareness-raising campaign starts for production and distribution Mauro Grossi, president of the
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Syngenta continues the tradition of naming its new courgette varieties after Greek mythology. The latest to be incorporated is Delphi, (borrowing the name of the famous Oracle). Víctor García, Portfolio Lead Cucurbits in Syngenta, tells Fruit Today that it is
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Catalonia’s apple and pear crop will be 15-20 per cent lower than originally expected this coming season due to drought, according to fruit association Afrucat. General director Manel Simon said this would put volumes in line with the five-year average. read more

Catalonia’s apple and pear crop will be 15-20 per cent lower than originally expected this coming season due to drought, according to fruit association Afrucat. General director Manel Simon said this would put volumes in line with the five-year average. read more