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

The 2023/24 apple season will be very different from the previous one
The passing apple season was quite difficult in Poland. Not only in terms of harvesting all apples, but also in terms of sales at the beginning of the season. - The 2022/23 apple season was a

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

Orchardist sued by Apple giant
American IT giant Apple wants to force an apple producer from Switzerland to remove the apple from its logo. The thing is, this company has been producing apples for 111 years. Apple wants to

REDPOP® apple wins over UK retailers

"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

"Expectations are high for the new apple campaign"
The 2022/23 apple campaign was characterized by two distinct phases: the first was rather difficult, with large volumes yet not very satisfactory prices, while the second one from March 2023

“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,

Snack based on famous Polish apples. Available in 3 variants
The trendy fruit snack - Pola crisps - is now available from the brand's new online shop in a choice of three variants. Pola is a brand new brand which is produced and marketed by the Polish fruit

NZ apple exports plummet by 21%
New Zealand’s 2022/23 apple production has been revised down sharply to 453,000 tons as a result of the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which hit the nation’s largest apple growing and

'Fruit to Drink, that's why they like it'
Summer is coming and brings with it an increased desire for juices and smoothies that rhyme with Frutta da Bere, Orsero's signature range of juices and smoothies, which includes a total of 20

Aldi remains the largest customer of BAPL apples in the UK
At almost 3,200 tons, Aldi is still the largest customer of BAPL apples in the UK, followed by Tesco and Sainsburys. Here’s the same monthly data presented as a percentage of all British apples

Lots of Red Jonaprinca still in cold storage
Some apple varieties are becoming increasingly hard to come by in Poland. However, Jakub Krawczyk, export manager of Polish apple exporter Appolonia, points out that the company still has large

OGM with positive operating result
The Obstgroßmarkt Mittelbaden eG (OGM) closed the 2022 financial year with a turnover of around 39.6 million euros, significantly above the previous year's level and with a higher volume of fruit

New forecast for apple harvest in 2023 surprises
The US Department of Agriculture has prepared an analysis of the world apple harvest in 2023. The analysis is surprising in that it assumes a lower forecast for global apple production, but not in

“There are still many red apples in the chambers”
It’s getting harder to obtain certain varieties in Poland. However, Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia, states that there are still volumes of Red Jonaprince in