South African growers and retailer create campaign around hail-damaged apples
South African retailer Pick n Pay has started selling apples of all varieties that sustained surface damage during hail storms over the Ceres area in November and again over the Langkloof in

Table grapes, Regina di Puglia programme defined
The event launched by the Municipality of Noicattaro (Bari) 'Regina di Puglia', an initiative to promote the Apulian table grape and its territory, will be held from 23 to 26 July. Table grapes,

New launch at Fresh Del Monte
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, sellers and distributors of high quality fresh fruit, pre-cut fruit and more, has announced the launch of

Washington State University has officially released its new apple cultivar WA 64
WA 64 is an attractive pink blushed apple with outstanding eating quality, being both firm and tasty. WA 64 is a Washington State University (WSU) apple release that originated from a cross

Frutaria Innovation expands its production schedule with its own low chilling varieties
Following the acquisition in 2018 of the stone fruit and apple varietal improvement program from Agro Sélections Fruits (ASF), as well as the Primor program in 2020, Frutaria Innovation is

Dole Food Company introduces new, juicier and more aromatic and golden pineapple
Dole Food Company is introducing a new, juicier and more aromatic and golden pineapple, in response to consumer demand for a sweeter pineapple-eating experience The fresh produce leader’s new

Siberia imports fruit and vegetables from 17 different countries
This year, the volume of food products supplied to the Siberian Federal District has increased by 20%. Most fruits are imported from foreign countries. By the beginning of June, over 900 tons of

Polish growers cash in on apple exports to Russia, but demand a ban on imports from Ukraine
It is not customary to talk about this, but Polish fruit growers, on the one hand, demand a ban raspberry imports from Ukraine, but at the same time, they do not want Ukraine to ban imports of

Here come the juices in Hpp Fresh Del Monte
Fresh Del Monte launches on the Italian market a range of Hpp (High Pressure Processing) juices without added sugar (almost a prerequisite for new products in the segment). The high pressure cold

Costa Rican company responds to labor violations at banana and pineapple plantations
The Costa Rican banana and pineapple producer Grupo Acón is responding toallegations made by a labour union(pubilshed on 21 June, 2023) SITRAP that a third-party contractor hired to oversee

Reemoon installs first apple line in Mexico
The Mexican apple packer is based in Cuautemoc, Chihuahua one of the country’s major apple production regions. The medium-sized business had originally used manual sorting equipment and invested

Polish growers cash in on apple exports to Russia, but demand a ban on imports from Ukraine
It is not customary to talk about this, but Polish fruit growers, on the one hand, demand to ban raspberry imports from Ukraine, but at the same time, they do not want Ukraine to ban imports of

"Mexico's apple industry eager for new investments"
The annual output of Mexican apples is about 700,000 tons and the main planting areas are concentrated in the Chihuahua and Coahuila regions, and in the Cuautemoc. Chihuahua, which is the core

Bad news for Turkey and Iran – India lifts import duty on the US apples
EastFruit analysts draw attention to an extremely important apple industry development, which that took place after the meeting between US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra

New Zealand Apples and Pears response to government assistance for cyclone impacted growers
New Zealand Apples and Pears joined growers in Hastings today for the announcement of the Government’s assistance package for growers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Richard Punter, New Zealand

Pink Lady in Minions tie-up
A Pink Lady apple promotion at UK Aldi stores offering shoppers the chance to win one of 100 Minions Fitbits through the purchase of a promotional pack of PinKids, the Pink Lady range of smaller

European Organic Fruit Forum: Three percent lower organic apple harvest in Europe
On 20 June, the annual congress of the European Organic Fruit Forum (EBF) took place in Austria. AMI (Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH) collected and summarised the forecast on behalf of

Odpowiedź New Zealand Apples and Pears na rządową pomoc dla plantatorów dotkniętych cyklonem
Nowozelandzkie Jabłka i Gruszki dołączyły dziś do plantatorów w Hastings, aby ogłosić rządowy pakiet pomocy dla plantatorów dotkniętych cyklonem Gabrielle. Richard Punter,

Optimizing edible coating films to be used as antimicrobial agent in fresh-cut apples
Fresh-cut fruits are highly perishable and susceptible to bacterial contamination. Polysaccharides edible coating loaded with essential oils nano-emulsions have the potential to extend shelf life