Pear news archive – Page 2
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Comment
Comment: a faint light at the end of a blustery tunnel
Delays in South African ports have blighted the country’s fruit export business, which finds itself almost powerless to intervene
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Podcasts
Fruitbox 99 · Christelle Bertin, Blue Whale
Chris speaks with Christelle Bertin of Blue Whale on confronting environmental challenges
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News
Positive signs in first South African apple and pear forecast of the year
The country’s apple and pear industry looks set to bounce back in 2024 after some disappointments last year
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Article
Red Sea disruption “will last months”
Fresh produce suppliers face extra transit times and logistical hurdles, which could prove impossible to live with for those who export more perishable product lines
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Article
ActelGrup and Fruits de Ponent explore strategic alliance
New group would produce 100,000 tonnes of fruit and have an annual turnover of more than €160m
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Article
AIGN welcomes Turkey’s Potamia as new member
The Associated International Group of Nurseries has announced that Potamia Fruit Breeding R&D, of Eskisehir, Turkey, has become its twelfth member
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Article
Celina kicks-off 2024 South African blush pear season
Stargrow expects to substantially increase volumes to this market during the 2024 season, especially in the early harvest window
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Article
CMI Orchards announces leadership changes to support company growth
CMI Orchards unveils several high-powered leadership changes including VP of sales and VP of operations
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Article
Rajpol makes a strong start to the apple season
The 2023/24 campaign has begun in earnest for one of Poland’s leading grower-exporters, with early sales positive and overseas markets receptive
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Article
China’s apple and grape imports see decline
USDA report forecasts grape and apple imports to decrease in 2023/24 due to domestic competition and supply shortages
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Article
Regional supply key to German apple market growth
As a new season brings better prices and more stable supply, members of the Landgard cooperative report strong demand for homegrown fruit
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Article
Fruit exporters remain concerned about Cape Town port problems
Hortgro, SATI, and FPEF issue joint statement with Transnet in move to reassure trade that recent logistical challenges can be overcome in time for the new deciduous fruit campaigns
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Advertorial
Dole and BFV celebrate the 12th anniversary of Belgian Conference pears
Conference pears sales accelerated on the back of China International Import Expo
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Article
New markets in Asia open to Italian fruit exports
Italy’s pear, kiwifruit and apple exporters have received a significant boost in China, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand following a series of recent inspections.
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Article
Western Cape flood impact becomes clearer
Activities in the Western Cape’s main fruit regions have been severely disrupted by recent floods, Hortgro has confirmed
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Article
Truval pears gaining in notoriety
Belgian Fruit Valley’s Conference pears, sold under the increasingly recognised Truval brand, are growing in popularity in the Chinese market
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News
Much promise as Migo season kicks off
A strong retail campaign is lined up this year with the pear also looking to break ground in new markets
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Article
Starr Ranch Growers and CMI Orchards partner up
Leading Washington State fresh produce companies will join forces as part of a new agreement
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News
PVM to manage Celina cv pear in North America
Proprietary Variety Management is granted the license to manage the pear in the US, which is marketed as QTee in other global growing regions
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Article
Exploring future orchard systems
New Hort Innovation and Agriculture Victoria project to examine potential transition to narrower orchard systems