New Zealand organic apples will help supply short US market
In a typical season, the US brings in offshore apples from Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand. “The breakdown between these three countries of origin varies a little bit every year, but this

Switzerland: Continued satisfactory reduction in stocks of organic apples
In May 2023, organic apple stocks were reduced by 735 t, at the end of the month there were still around 950 t of organic apples in storage. The reduction roughly corresponds to that of May 2021;

Switzerland: Barely enough apples until the free import period
At the end of May, the stock level is 9,131 t, 9,161 t below the level from 2022 (18,292 t) and 5,821 t below the level from 2021 (14,952 t). As was to be expected, the total stock is at a very

APAL announces awards for excellence
The 2023 APAL Awards for Excellence were held in Melbourne on 1 June acknowledging some of the Australian apple and pear industry’s great contributors and achievements. Among the list of winners

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW TOMATOES
From Europe to Africa and across the Atlantic, the tomato industry is encountering a multitude of challenges and opportunities.The Netherlands and Belgium grapple with a backlog in planning and

Catalan production 5% lower due to the drought
For Manel Simon, general manager of the Catalan Fruit Business Association (Afrucat), "the area affected by the Urgell canal basically produces apples and pears, the heart of stone fruit

Polish produce enjoy growing popularity with Amplus
The major production company Amplus celebrated in 2022 30 years and keeps enjoying a growing demand for Polish produce. The group produces on a large scale berries (strawberries, blueberries,

European apple stocks in May were 17.4% lower than in 2022
European apple stocks in May were 17.4% lower than in 2022 according to WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, who released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 May 2023. The figures show

Know Apple trains the employee in the department and facilitates sales
Assomela's 'Know Apple' campaign, now in its final phase, aims to educate fruit and vegetable department employees in the large-scale retail trade and, consequently, end consumers, about the apple

"We have never had to commit so many organic pears so early for next season"
Whereas Belgian organic apples are still having a tough time toward the end of the season, organic pears are already in particularly high demand. "We have never had to commit so much volume so

Seasonal worker program essential part of Canada's ag industry
“It’s a very important program for us. It has enabled our industry to grow and if we did not have access to these workers who do great jobs and want to work here, we could not have large

Pear and cherry production collapses in the Granda region
This year in the Granda region, pear production will fall by up to 80% and 50% of cherries have already been lost, but the peach and apple sectors are also in difficulty. This is the alarm

Envy popularity soars in US
Leading grower-shipper-packer CMI Orchards has reported the popularity of Envy apples is surging in the US. The New Zealand-bred branded offering has become one of the top ten most popular apples

Global Nature Fund: Mainstreaming biodiversity in tropical supply chains is possible
For about four and a half years, experts from the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Lake Constance Foundation have been developing and

Tevel partners with Unifrutti
Tevel has expanded into South America in a new partnership with Unifrutti that has seen flying autonomous fruit picking robots deployed in Chile. The Israeli robotics startup’s autonomous

More Nova Scotian Honeycrisp apples in 2023
Gala apples are in demand. “We see Gala movement going really well and will lead to strong summer pricing for them,” says Michael Van Meekeren of Van Meekeren Farms. “On pricing, some

Fewer apples exported from South Tyrol to Egypt
The South Tyrolean apple industry is now preparing for the final phase of the 2022/23 marketing season. "We had a relatively small yield overall, which is why some varieties will be cleared

"The price of apples in the northern hemisphere has risen, and products with a long shelf life are more popular"
The apple production season in the northern hemisphere has just started, but many production areas are facing big challenges. Producing areas such as Germany and Poland had to increase product