Switzerland: More than half of the stored organic apples marketed - Only Gute Luise left in stock
The stock shortage of organic apples in February was 890 t. This is about 110 t more than in February last year and about 40 t more than in February 2021. Demand for organic apples remains high,

Jakie są dane WAPA o zapasach jabłek w lutym?
Dane WAPA dotyczą stanu zapasów jabłek na 1 lutego 2023 roku. W europejskich krajach członkowskich było wtedy 3,37 mln ton jabłek. Według stanu na 1.01.2023 roku było to 4,05

Box of sweet potatoes launched into space
“In our galaxy, only one sweet potato reigns supreme,” says Steven Ceccarelli, CEO of Farm Fresh Produce when he announced the release of an exciting new video that shows the cosmic voyage of

South African top fruit growers look for new destinations in India and China
Roux Groenewald, CEO of Betko in Villiersdorp, has seen an early interest from Europe in Royal Gala. He attributes this to the impact of heat waves and the high cost of cooling in Europe for the

Row brewing between French apple sector and Carrefour
Last month saw a protest by French growers, who uprooted their own apple trees due to the unsustainable pricing, demanding that retailers raise the value of the fruit by €0.20/kg. ANPP

Portugal: Cost of fruit and vegetables up 30%
According to a price monitoring by Portugal’s DECO Proteste, the prices of fruit and vegetables have increased by more than 30% in the space of a year, with buying exactly the same products now

New entry Gala also pushes MelaPiù
Fruit Logistica has come to an end and for Fuji MelaPiù, the lowland apple guaranteed by the Ferrara Consortium, it is time to take stock of the 2022-2023 campaign, characterised by a destocking

Eksport polskich jabłek poprawił się, ale…
Obecna sytuacja na polskim rynku jabłek deserowych jest, z punktu widzenia dostawców tych owoców, znacząco lepsza od tej z pierwszej połowy sezonu. Notujemy rosnący

South African pome fruit by necessity finding new footholds in the East
“When I started in 2005, as soon as Royal Gala was harvested, by week 6 or week 7, you’d start loading for the UK. Over the intervening years the UK started ordering on average ten weeks