Brazil’s apple exports lose pace
Fruit market players expect the 2022/23 apple crop to register a slight yield increase compared to the previous campaign. However, fresh fruit exports dropped significantly in the first months of

Peru: Brake on pineapple export boom
Over the past five years, pineapple exports have been on a steady upward trend, with a significant increase in 2021. Just one year later, however, exports have already gone downhill again, by 7.6%

Rodrigo de la Calle takes care of himself with apples
Specialising in the creation of original recipes based on seasonal fruits, Rodrigo de la Calle already has two Repsol Suns, a Michelin Star and a Michelin Green Star. Specifically, de la Calle has

The heavenly pleasure of Cosmic Crisp® takes off in the new season
The new Cosmic Crisp® season has begun, which sees the VOG and VIP Consortiums from South Tyrol involved in marketing in Italy, Spain, Germany and other European countries. Thanks to the

Wageningen University & Research: If it looks like leather, sometimes it's a pineapple
Sustainability is on everyone's lips. The fashion industry also wants to take advantage of this and use sustainable materials. The question is: Would consumers also buy them? PhD student Xin Gao

Red-fleshed apples can alter immune cell gene expression and fecal microbiota composition
In a new study published in the Nutrients journal, researchers in New Zealand compared the effects of consuming red-fleshed apples (high anthocyanin content) and white-fleshed (control, low

N&A Group introduces new apple varieties
Australian apple consumers will get a taste of Isaaq and Swing this season.

How fruit genomic research can in Australia lead to better tasting and more resilient crops
Australian research is underway into creating an advanced genomics platform, which will help producers overcome industry challenges, improve performance and lead to tastier varieties of popular

Apple sector struggles with escalating costs

Core organic apple varieties go year-round
Rainier Fruit Company has plans in place to take core organic varieties year-round again. For the fifth year in a row, organic gala, organic fuji, organic Honeycrisp and organic granny smith

Apples and pears, downward forecast for the southern hemisphere
The consequences left by negative weather events on apple and pear crops are severe. This is reported by the World Apple and Pear Association (Wapa), which has had to revise downwards its crop

Electricity costs up 133% for UK apple growers
A survey of British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) growers has revealed that they are paying more than twice as much for electricity in December 2022 than in the same month in 2021 and 2020. The

Brazil not only exports fruit, targets orange imports from Egypt for local market
Brazil is not only a major fruit producer and exporter of tropical fruit, it has an appetite for imported fruit like oranges from Egypt too. This is according to Felipe Silva, head of sales from

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

“French consumers love heirloom tomatoes”
Black krim, oxheart, and pineapple tomatoes: blue, pink, green, in all shapes and sizes. The Laparra Agency started its campaign of heirloom tomatoes in February. The company has been working in

T&G Global: New Zealand apple season has started

Why do Ukrainian apple growers uproot orchards while rising domestic prices are provoking imports?
According to EastFruit analysts, Ukrainian growers can uproot record orchard areas in the 2022/23 season. Meanwhile, the developments in the fresh apple market in Ukraine are becoming very dynamic

Reemoon’s AI defect sorting applied in Chile
Chilean fruit processing and packaging company Crisanto has harnessed the power of Reemoon’s latest artificial intelligence-powered apple defect sorting system. General manager Andres Montoya

A look at the South African apple and pear season
The apple and pear season in South Africa (RSA) began a few weeks ago and Vanguard International notes there are challenges ahead. The RSA apple and pear industries are very stable, showing small

T&G begins apple export campaign
T&G Global has begun its 2023 New Zealand apple export campaign. The company’s director of operations, Craig Betty, said despite Cyclone Gabrielle significantly impacting parts of the North