French Apple & Pear Association asks Carrefour to stop unfair imports
As French apple growers are faced with an unprecedented increase in costs and a very difficult economic situation, they asked large-scale distributors in January to promote French apples and raise

Vog presents Home of Bio at BioFach
Vog, the South Tyrolean Consortium of fruit grower cooperatives, a European leader in organic apples, showed off its new Home of Bio concept at organic trade fair BioFach in Nuremberg last week.

"Despite the war, Ukraine has the best Royal Gala apples on the Swedish market"

"Pear market is going well, apple sales are a different story"
Apples and pears might be similar to some, but both markets show a totally different picture at the moment. "Just before the Berlin fair, the market for Conference pears was really hot," says

Fruit prices drop by 50% at Ho Chi Minh City market
Oranges, coconuts, and wax apples are currently sold at VND1,000-7,000 (4-29 U.S. cents) per kilogram at farm, half the prices compared to a month ago. In Ho Chi Minh City, vendors are selling

Laimer (Vip): from sustainable packaging for organic apples to the Academy to train employees in the departments
At Fruit Logistica we meet Vip, which presented a new sustainable packaging: 'It is 100 per cent paper with flax thread,' says Benjamin Laimer, Vip sales manager. We start at the end of this month

Poland in talks to export apples to Indonesia
According to a Polish diplomat Poland is currently in talks with the Indonesian government to export apples to Indonesia. Polish government data showed that Poland's exports to Indonesia reached

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW APPLES
The global apple market is facing significant challenges in different regions. In the Netherlands, the expansion of Polish apple exports has resulted in sluggish sales, which has led to the need

Karma; a new apple variety
From March 2 – 4 Starr Ranch Growers will be showing their latest apple variety Karma at Southern Exposure’s Orlando show. “It is a new and exclusive Starr Ranch Growers proprietary variety

Vip launches paper packs at BioFach
Vip, Italy’s Val Venosta apple consortium, took the opportunity of this week’s organic exhibition in Nuremberg, BioFach, to demonstrate its leadership in European organic apples, including the

"With the consumption of 20 years ago, we would have had a good apple season now"
Price wins out over quality towards the end of the apple season. This is Tony Derwael's conclusion on the current state of affairs. "The situation is of course generally known, but due to

Weather and fertilizer impact pineapple supplies
Supplies of pineapple continue to be tight. “This is the case across the board with all suppliers,” says Stefanie Katzman, Executive Vice President, S. Katzman Produce. “Supplies tightened

Польские яблоки пользуются высоким спросом на самые популярные экспортные сорта
В 2023 году дела у польских яблок идут лучше, чем в декабре прошлого года. Матеуш Вайнерт, руководитель отдела

Polish apples enjoy strong demand for most popular export varieties
The Polish apples are doing better in 2023 than they were doing in December of last year. Mateusz Wajnert, head of sales for Polish apple exporter Galster, states there is good demand for the

Polskie jabłka cieszą się dużym popytem na najpopularniejsze odmiany eksportowe
Polskie jabłka w 2023 roku radzą sobie lepiej niż w grudniu ubiegłego roku. Mateusz Wajnert, szef sprzedaży polskiego eksportera jabłek Galster, stwierdza, że obecnie jest dobry popyt

"The impact of Cyclone Gabrielle has been immense"
Cyclone Gabrielle has hit New Zealand farmers hard, some have lost everything. Some apple growers has just started the harvest and the orchards were full of trees with apples waiting to be

Różne stopnie szkód w uprawach w Nowej Zelandii
Jak Nowozelandczycy radzą sobie z następstwami cyklonu Gabrielle, menedżer ds. zaangażowania członków New Zealand Apples and Pears Anna Lambourne powiedziała, że wielu członków zostało

The VIP Consortium offers organic apples all year round.
Thanks to the diversity of varieties produced by VI.P, the Consortium guarantees the availability of organic apples for 12 months of the year. In addition to the availability of Golden Delicious