Smaller Chinese apple crop
The world production of fresh apples 2022/23 is projected to fall by 4.3 million tons, mainly due to losses in China of 78.4 million tons. According to the latest USDA report, exports are

Moldova dramatically expanded the geography of apple exports in 2022. Do Moldovan traders benefit from it?
According to Moldovan statistics, in 2021, the country supplied apples to 18 countries of the world, and the list expanded to 30 last year. The heads of ministries, departments, international

Exports of 2022 apples from Moldova will be half that of last year
According to experts from Moldovan organizations of agricultural producers in Moldova, about 60 000-65 000 tonnes of apples from the harvest of 2022 remained in the refrigerated warehouses of

Exports of 2022 apples from Moldova will be almost twice as low as exports last year – forecast
According to experts from Moldovan organizations of agricultural producers in Moldova, about 60 000-65 000 tonnes of apples from the harvest of 2022 remained in the refrigerated warehouses of

Cheap Golden – apple prices in Poland, Ukraine and Moldova remain critically low
According to EastFruit analysts, prices for fresh apples of the most common variety Golden Delicious in Poland, Ukraine, and Moldova remain stable, showing no signs of recovery. The lowest prices

Using apple trees of Idared variety as firewood is more profitable in Moldova than growing apples
Over the past five to six years Moldova reduced area of apple each by a few hundred hectares each year. While in Moldova had 53 thousand hectares of apple orchard the total area went down in 2017

First Moldovan apples land in India
The first shipment consisted mainly of Red Chief and Gala varieties, shipped from the Romanian port of Constanta to Mumbai and Chennai in around 40 days. The producers, FreshTime and Farm-Prod,

Golden Delicious apples on the Polish market - current price situation
Golden Delicious apples are still priced slightly better in Poland  than the "reds" of varieties such as Shampion, Ligol, Jonagold and Jonagored. But the difference is smaller than

WAPA releases the first apple and pear stock figures of 2022
WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released today the first apple and pear stock figures of 2022. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks increased by 5.1% compared to 2021 to

In the Russian Federation and Ukraine, the Idared apple harvest has recently begun.
In Russia in particular, Idared is one of the most expensive apple varieties - the average wholesale price is $0.55 per kilo, and the minimum price does not fall below $0.46 per kilo. So Idared is

Serbia leads in apple exports to Russia
Serbia has exported 61,700 tons of apples to Russian since the beginning of the season 2014/15, an increase of 70% compared with July-November 2013 and the highest volume over at least the past 5

Moldova in search of alternative export markets for apples in EU
Moldovan exporters say that the share of the Russian Federation accounts for about 80% of total apple exports from Moldova. Taking that into account, a decrease in Russia's imports may

Russia: lower demand for Moldovan apples
 Due to that, Moldovan farmers have not managed to raise export prices of apples yet, despite closer end of the season. “Apple exports to Russia are not high for the present. Furthermore,

Apples from Moldova push Polish fruits from Russian market
During July 2013 - January 2014 period Moldova has exported around 150 000 tons of apples to the domestic fruit market of Russia. This figure is 8% bigger comparing to the previous period

Demand for export apples is falling
Nowadays Russians import apples from Moldova and Serbia. Unfortunately for Polish producers such situation might remain till November when there will be no supply from those countries and

Poland: slightly bigger demand for Polish apples in Russia
On the Russian market the supply of domestic apples is decreasing and as a result one can observe growing interest in imported fruit, also from Poland. However till the end of the year the

Poland: apples cheaper than last year
As long as Russia and Ukraine do not import bigger amount of Polish apples the prices cannot increase. The supply of apples is high and their quality is good but producer prices at the level of