How to sell apples of variety Delikates?

According to our information consumers unwillingly buy apples of the variety Delikates. In previous years the same concerned apples of the variety Lobo.

One of the reason of such situation is too early harvest and sale. Apples are then tasteless, tart and very hard. One should start the harvest of the given variety when apples have sufficient harvest ripeness. It can be measured with the iodine test or penetrometer.

More about situation on the market of apples and about forecasts of prices one can be informed during conference Fresh Market 2008.

Source: fresh-market.pl (ksz)