Good pricing for early season apples from Chile
Chilean apple exporters are seeing a decrease in shipping costs that will help with much needed returns to growers, but more is needed to cover rising input costs. According Cristobal Rodriguez, a

Envy and Candine drive Blue Whale sales in Spain
With the campaign still underway, Envy already claims to have tripled sales over the previous year. "Envy is a crunchy, sweet apple with a very consistent taste. This is something that Spanish

Assomela slams EU’s proposed ban on packaging
A ban on packaging that would require all fruit and vegetables to be sold loose in the EU – except for sales units bigger than 1.5kg – is “discriminatory” and “disproportionate”.

Agrofresh and Strella partner on apples and pears
Agrofresh Solutions has announced a partnership with sensor technology developer Strella, with a global exclusive distribution agreement to launch immediately for the Northern Hemisphere’s apple

Dutch apple acreage has shrunk 85% since 1950
The Netherlands has 85% less apple acreage than in 1950. For pears, acreage fell by one-third from 1950 to 2022. Apple acreage exceeded that of pears for a long time, but that changed in 2012. In

UK horticulture sector warns House of Lords of market failure
Market failure is an issue for fruit and vegetables, with disparities between what the shopper is paying and farmgate prices, Ali Capper told a House of Lords horticultural sector committee. Ms.

"We are confident that we will be able to offer regional apples by the end of the season"
Marketing of domestic pome fruit in the state of Brandenburg is now deep into its second half. "The first half of the season, up to December, was relatively restrained. In January, February and

OPERA CONSORTIUM: THE ITALIAN PEAR SPECIALIST
Opera is the biggest Consortium of made up exclusively Italian Fruit Growers specialized in the cultivation of pears.

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Expectations are sky high for Cosmic Crisp
The first ever national television campaign in Europe for Cosmic Crisp apples has taken place in Italy, a move that heralds the start of a new commercial chapter for the promising variety. The

Super-early apples are now available in Uzbekistan 7 times cheaper than last year
Another novelty of the season has become available in the supermarkets of the capital of Uzbekistan – super-early apples – apples of a very small caliber which are commonly called “May”

Aldi, Tesco and Sainsburys still major retailers for British apples
Every month, British Apples & Pears collate data from our British Apple & Pear growers on the quantity of British apples they sold to UK supermarkets. The latest data is below. Here’s the

"Many Polish apple growers are choosing cheaper cultivation options"
The end of the apple season in Poland comes with challenging circumstances, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia: “The end of the Polish apple season could be

"Persistent cold weather benefits apple and pear consumption"
The Belgian top fruit sector's mood seems to have changed entirely as the end of the season approaches. The pear situation was already quite positive, but recently, pessimism about apples has

EFC celebrates 20 years of success
This year marks EFC’s 20th anniversary, which has achieved several milestones. KANZI® has developed into a regular item in the retail assortment by the variety management company. The club

Since August 2022, several EU states registered additional drought and heatwave events that will result in smaller apple sizes
The ongoing crop 2022/23 for was initially estimated by WAPA at a volume very similar to the preceding crop; since the month of August 2022, however, several Member States registered additional

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Flanders, Italy, Fresh Convenience
Springtime is ... apple time! While more and more splashes of red strawberry colour are appearing on the shelves, the European apple industry is far from finished. We talked to Hannes Tauber,

Super-early apples are now available in Uzbekistan 7 times cheaper than last year
Another novelty of the season has become available in the supermarkets of the capital of Uzbekistan – super-early apples – apples of a very small caliber which are commonly called “May”