Pears

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

Fewer and fewer fruit trees in the province of Rovigo. Peaches have almost disappeared, pears are in deep crisis and kiwis are a marginal crop. There are a few positive signs for apples, but it is too little to restore vigour to a sector that is suffering greatly. Therefore Confagricoltura Rovigo
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In recent months, climate change has left drastic consequences on the world's production landscape, starting with drought, through floods, hail and unprecedented heat waves. And it is precisely because of these phenomena that today Wapa(World Apple and Pear Association
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Portuguese apple production might increase at the cost of the Rocha pear production, says Joao Juma, export manager for Portuguese apple exporter United Growers: “There has been a trend towards reduction when it comes to the acreage of Rocha pears. These are being replaced for apple trees, due
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Shortly, Abkhazian tangerines will appear on Russian shelves; however, this year, their availability will be limited due to an unproductive season, as reported by representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Abkhazia. read more

Retail sales and Irish home consumption remain strong and appear to have finally stabilised following the unsettled period since the pandemic. A small window of more settled weather conditions allowed some harvesting to take place earlier this week but the extremely wet conditions which followed
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The first EU apple estimates, which were published on 3 August 2023 during Prognosfruit, indicated a 3.3% decrease compared to last year, to a total of 11,410,681t. The EU pear crop for 2023 was estimated to be down 12.9% on last year.
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Climate warming has been cited as the main reason for a dramatic revision in this year’s European apple and pear forecasts. read more

Today, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has once again reduced the production forecast for both fruits. EastFruit experts took an active part in the Prognosfruit conference, where the first preliminary forecast was announced. Based on the results of the conference, we prepared two
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This time last year at Orlando's Global Produce and Floral show, Divine Flavor introduced its product hero campaign to the industry, launching the company's first-ever product hero', bell peppers. With the campaign initiative geared towards better informing retailers and consumers alike about
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