Pears
RedPop, Vog's snack apple aims to grow in Italy
2023-06-28 00:00
Vogpopo is also targeting Italy with RedPop, the apple-shaped snack. And it aims to replicate the success achieved in the UK, where it is present in Waitrose & Partners outlets and where, thanks to an original marketing campaign, the Consortium's product has appeared on 78 double
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“We will be very vigilant for the next season, which starts in August,” explains Sandrine Gaborieau, after discovering Polish apples at a wholesaler supplying school canteens and nursing homes. “This practice is unfortunately widespread and it is slowly killing the French arboricultural
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AMI: Tomatoes at the advertising forefront
2023-06-28 00:00
Tomatoes are the undisputed advertising kings. They are by far the most frequently advertised by German food retailers. The great variety in the tomato assortment, from small-fruited tomatoes to standard truss tomatoes, is the main reason for this high level of advertising.
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"Bar any unexpected issues, the QTee pear crop will be good again"
2023-06-27 00:00
Belgian top fruit growers have had a hectic spring. It was long, dark, and then dry in recent weeks, so the new crop required hard work. "The new QTee pear season, however, looks good, but this harvest, too, will be a bit later than previous years," Kris Wouters of Fruithandel Wouters tells us.
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Restitution of research-experimentation work on kiwi fruit
2023-06-27 00:00
“For several years now, BIK has been spearheading several research-experimentation projects on kiwi fruit, such as the thesis on decay in kiwifruit orchards and the project on devil bugs, for example.”
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Georgian growers are having a hard time cultivating their famous stone fruit. Thanks to climate change, peach crops are struggling. Some experts are estimating losses of 95 percent this year.
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Truly South African Gala makes waves
2023-06-26 08:00
Game-changing varieties are not often found in the apple and pear category but Bigbucks – branded as Flash Gala – is on track to achieve just that for the South African apple industry.
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Prickly pears, flowering promises positive horizons
2023-06-26 00:00
Etna is in bloom with its most representative fruit, the prickly pear. An expanse of 'sluices' (the plots destined for the cultivation of the prickly pear, ed.) colour the slopes of the volcano and companies begin the first operations between the shovels, and hopefully a
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Interpera 2023, focus on technical visits
2023-06-26 00:00
In a few days, European pear professionals will meet in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next one. In addition to a day of conferences, the organisers have scheduled a series of technical visits to present
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Interpera 2023 to focus on technical visits
2023-06-26 00:00
In a few days' time, European pear professionals will be meeting in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next. Besides a day of conferences, the organisers have scheduled a series of technical visits to showcase the region's most modern orchards and
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The game 'Catch the Pear' is online
2023-06-23 00:00
The interactive augmented reality game "Catch the pear!" is now available online. It is one of the tools part of the campaign of the EU project "Pears with love: a case study of sustainable agriculture", promoted by Apo Conerpo Sca and co-financed by the European Community.
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Ukrainian growers have started their sour cherry season last week. However, first large shipments of Ukrainian sour cherries appeared in the market only this week, as reported by EastFruit. The current sour cherry season kicked off in Ukraine several weeks later than last year, but with higher
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Ukrainian growers have started their sour cherry season last week. However, first large shipments of Ukrainian sour cherries appeared in the market only this week, as reported by EastFruit. The current sour cherry season kicked off in Ukraine several weeks later than last year, but with higher
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"World's first fully automated sorting center of its size"
2023-06-21 00:00
The Belgian cooperative BelOrta recently took a new sorting center into use. Its completion was delayed by several months, but the fully automatic optical sorting lines are now processing the first apples and pears. "The machine hasn't stood still. It's the first facility of its size in the
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"Growing interest in Romanian cherries from wholesalers and importers from all over Europe"
2023-06-21 00:00
The cherry season has already started in Romania, where Cerasus Grup, with its Panere brand, has launched its new sorting equipment purchased in Spain, with which it expects to significantly multiply its export volumes this year and gain access to new markets.
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Weather plays tricks on seed potatoes
2023-06-15 00:00
The paradox of the situation is that when in Spain there was not even a hint of rain in April and May and drought was becoming the protagonist of the crops, in the main European seed potato producing countries, mainly the Netherlands and Germany, the
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In Dagestan, the largest pear orchard in Russia was established
2023-06-15 00:00
On June 4, Sharip Sharipov, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Dagestan, visited the southern regions of the republic. He got acquainted with the work on increasing the area of pear orchards.
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'Moro Sardo, a great campaign'
2023-06-15 00:00
The Moro Sardo campaign, the pearl of the Agromediterranea Groupwhich breathes new life into the typical Sardinian cherry tomato, is in its final stages. A season characterised by good sales and satisfying quotations, as Andrea Manca, partner-owner of the Sardinian Group together with Filippo Frongia, points out.
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Alanar prepares for start of Turkish cherry season
2023-06-14 19:00
Having started the year with weather problems that proved disastrous for Turkish apricots, producer-exporter Alanar is grateful that its cherries appear to be untouched by inclement conditions, at least for now.
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Northern Ireland mushroom industry will 'disappear' if UK government remains inactive
2023-06-14 00:00
According to the Northern Ireland Mushroom Growers Association (NIMGA), that the industry will ‘disappear’ in the next few years if the UK government does not act to include the role of mushroom picker on its Shortage Occupation List.
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