Manzanas Livinda, almost a decade claiming origin and proximity
The premium apple brand Livinda, from the Nufri Group, has been carrying out promotional actions for almost ten years that have focused on identifying the origin, the proximity of the product and

Tesco suspends Del Monte orders as human rights abuse allegations surface
Security guards at a Del Monte pineapple farm in Kenya - that supplies many British supermarkets - have been accused of brutally assaulting and killing people suspected of trespassing on its land.

India to lift retaliatory tariffs on US apples, almonds and walnuts
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) is thrilled with the announcement that India will lift its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. apples. The organization applauds the work of the Biden Administration

Apples, China loses export leadership
China is losing an important primacy and Italy is ready to take its place. In the current season, in fact, the large Asian state has drastically reduced its export volumes of apples, in which it

China has lost its leadership in the global apple exporters’ ranking
China, a long-term leader in the world ranking of fresh apple exporters, has sharply reduced export volumes in the 2022/23 season. Thus, according to EastFruit analysts, we will definitely have a

Allegations of killings by guards at Del Monte farm in Kenya
A report by British newspaper The Guardian in collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism says that security guards employed on a Del Monte pineapple plantation in Kenya allegedly

India to end tariff on imports of US apples
The tariff was imposed in 2019 in retaliation for US Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium, raising the total tariff on US apples to 70% versus 50% for all competing supply origins. Once

India lifts tariff on US apples
India will lift a 20 per cent supplementary tariff on US apples in the next 90 days, the US House of Representatives announced on Thursday. The tariff, which was imposed in 2019 in retaliation for

Georgia has exported unusually large amounts of apple juice concentrate – one of two major destinations has become more popular
Analysts at EastFruit direct our attention toward Georgia’s external trade with apple juice concentrate. Export volume from the 2022/2023 season is record-breaking and more than the sum of

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

Del Monte farm under fire over alleged guard violence
A report published by British newspaper The Guardian in collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism says that security guards employed on a Del Monte pineapple plantation in Kenya

"World's first fully automated sorting center of its size"
The Belgian cooperative BelOrta recently took a new sorting center into use. Its completion was delayed by several months, but the fully automatic optical sorting lines are now processing the

Apple Inc. wants the rights to the images of the fruit in Switzerland
American multinational technology company Apple Inc. seems to want the rights to the image of apples - the fruit - in Switzerland. This is a concern for the Fruit Union Suisse, a 111 years old

China has lost its leadership in the global apple exporters’ ranking – EastFruit
China, a long-term leader in the world ranking of fresh apple exporters, has sharply reduced export volumes in the 2022/23 season. Thus, according to EastFruitanalysts, we will definitely have a

"Growing interest in Romanian cherries from wholesalers and importers from all over Europe"
The cherry season has already started in Romania, where Cerasus Grup, with its Panere brand, has launched its new sorting equipment purchased in Spain, with which it expects to significantly

“New Polish apple season will be different than the last one”
It’s been quite a challenging apple season in Poland. Not just in terms of picking all the apples, but also when it came to sales in the early parts of the season. Dominik Woźniak, VP of sales

'Only advantages from centralised sales'
Customers' demands are increasing, competition is fierce, and organic and club apples demand more and more attention. These are just some of the reasons that prompted Vip Val Venosta to start a

"We demand authorities guarantee the legal security of investments in the country in the face of the illegal planting of pink pineapple"
The National Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters (CANAPEP) made a vehement appeal to the authorities to “implement, as soon as possible, all available legal mechanisms to sanction the

Destruction of Kakhocska dam will put production of fruits and vegetables in even more danger
The destruction of the Kakhovska Dam in Ukraine will have a major impact on the Ukranian fruit and vegetable cultivation, says Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA: “Big volumes of

Research: Less food waste during storage - control of air humidity
Reducing the spoilage of fresh foods such as apples during storage is the goal of a new project by the University of Bremen and the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomics

Focusing on enjoyment can motivate people to eat more fruit
Researchers from Bournemouth University recommend that health professionals and schools could encourage more healthy diets by emphasizing that eating fruit can be enjoyable. Katherine Appleton,