Washington State University has officially released its new apple cultivar WA 64
WA 64 is an attractive pink blushed apple with outstanding eating quality, being both firm and tasty. WA 64 is a Washington State University (WSU) apple release that originated from a cross

Domestic topfruit prices firmed by low supply
The prices of apples are 23% and pears 18% higher than last year on South Africa's domestic market, notes fresh market analyst Dr Johnny van der Merwe. Lower volumes are as a result of successive

Indian market looks promising for Moldovan apples
Moldovan produce was presented during MacFrut in Italy. According to Iurie Fala of Moldova Fruct, the exhibition was much better than when he last visited: “The show was very good for us. It was

Good flowering period for Italian apples point to high availability in coming season
VOG is looking ahead to the 2023/2024 apple season. At MacFrut held in Italy, the Consortium outlined its next strategies based on the four elements of the Home of apples structure: origin,

Vog, here are the previews of the next meliculture season
From the halls of Macfrut, VOG is already looking ahead to the 2023/2024 apple season. On the occasion of the appointment in Rimini, the Consortium outlined the next strategies, based on the four

VOG, optimistic about the coming season
From the Macfrut pavilions, VOG is looking ahead to the 2023-2024 apple season. On the occasion of the Rimini trade fair, the Consortium is outlining its future strategies, based on four elements

Italy's apple and strawberry variety innovation to be presented at Macfrut
The CIV - Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti Scarl of San Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE) in Italy will be present from 03 to 05 May with its own stand within the common space of the participants in the

CIV, strawberry and apple varietal innovation at Macfrut
President Mauro Grossi: "CIV at the International Exhibition of Nursery Gardening and Varietal Innovation in Rimini to present the fruit of the Apple and Strawberry Genetic Improvement Research

CIV with strawberry and apple innovation at Macfrut
The CIV - Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti Scarl from San Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE) will be present with its own stand at the "International Show of Nursery and Varietal Innovation" - a new exhibition

SweeTango, the 2023 campaign will be presented at Macfrut
Fresh and satisfying, just like the season that represents it. The SweeTango™ apple is one of the most distinctive new varieties and is distributed in Italy by the consortia Melinda, the leading

Assomela, one stand for four consortia
Assomela, the association representing apple producers in Italy, once again confirms its presence at Macfrut, the international fruit and vegetable fair to be held in Rimini from Wednesday 3 to

The taste of summer at Macfrut with SweeTango
With the claim The taste of summer, which accompanies the brand, at Macfrut the new campaign of SweeTango, the distinctive early variety of apple that was born from the joint effort of the three

"We will explore the possibility of Xuwen pineapples entering the European market"
In May of this year, Xuwen MuchSweet Produce Cooperatives, which mainly deals in Xuwen pineapples, will bring several pineapple varieties to Italy to participate in the MacFrut Expo held on May

Vip, Joachim Rabensteiner is the new export sales manager
The extensive restructuring of the Vip Val Venosta team initiated last autumn and presented at Fruit Attraction 2022 is enabling the consortium to cover as many as four continents and more than 50

Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast revised downward following severe weather events
Following the intense weather events that affected several countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released an update of the Southern Hemisphere apple

Smaller apple harvests in the southern hemisphere good news?
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA), at its recent annual general meeting at Fruit Logistica, presented, among other things, a forecast of the apple and pear harvest in the southern

Smaller apple and pear harvests in the southern hemisphere
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA), at its recent annual general meeting at Fruit Logistica, presented, among other things, a forecast of the apple and pear harvest in the southern

"Candine Bio is going to be the first organic apple marketed in Morocco"
ASF Edition, the French innovation subsidiary of the Frutaria group, and O'Terroir joined this select club in the last edition of Fruitlogistica, Berlin 2023. O´Terroir thus becomes a producer

VOG: optimism for the second part of the apple season
After a difficult start due to declining European consumption and strong international competition, there are glimmers of optimism for the rest of the 2022/2023 apple season. This is the

IG International secures rights to Desy apple
IG International has clinched the rights to grow Desy – a new apple variety bred by Italian nursery consortium Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti (CIV) – in India. IG International’s Tarun Arora

“We are going to accentuate our leadership in pears”
La Blottière®, pear and apple cultivar owners and growers from France, celebrated the company’s 60th anniversary with partners and customers at Fruit Logistica 2023. David Socheleau, manager

Record Portuguese fruit, veg and flower exports
This represented an increase of 15.6% compared to 2021. The announcement was made by Portugal Fresh at Fruit Logistica, in Berlin. The total volume of exports was up by 13.6% to 1.835 million

Braun (Kiku): 'Crimson Snow club apple is going strong'
Club apple projects are yielding positive results. At Fruit Logistica, Kiku told us about the one on Crimson Snow. "It is going well,' explains Jurgen Braun, Kiku's managing director. 'It is an

New entry Gala also pushes MelaPiù
Fruit Logistica has come to an end and for Fuji MelaPiù, the lowland apple guaranteed by the Ferrara Consortium, it is time to take stock of the 2022-2023 campaign, characterised by a destocking

World’s first hot climate apple
Following twenty years of breeding and scientific development, Tutti™, the world’s first specifically bred hot climate tolerant apple variety, was commercially launched at the Berlin Fruit