Stowarzyszenie Światowych Producentów Jabłek i Gruszek (WAPA) poinformowało o obniżeniu prognozy zbiorów jabłek i gruszek na południowej półkuli w wyniku gwałtownych zjawisk pogodowych.
Zgodnie z aktualizacją prognozy, uwzględniającej dane z Argentyny, Australii, Brazylii, Chile, Nowej Zelandii i RPA, produkcja jabłek ma wzrosnąć o 2,38% do 4.974.990 t,

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Southern hemisphere apple production up, but pear production down
Following the severe weather events that affected several southern hemisphere countries, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released an updated southern hemisphere apple and pear crop

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Container volumes fall at port of Melbourne
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Breeding robot ready strawberries
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Hort Innovation: $1M investment to find new citrus varieties
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DACHSER has acquired ACA International headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. This acquisition means DACHSER’s own air and sea freight network now also covers Australia and New Zealand,

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"This next step opens the door for the apple variety to be grown in other countries and sold under the Soluna™ brand"
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