Pear news archive – Page 3
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NewsTru-Cape shareholder Two-a-Day achieves Top Employer status
Group HR director Dimitri Jacobs says apple and pear supplier aims to become one of South Africa’s top 20 employers in the near future
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PromotionComing soon: Fresh Focus South Africa 2025
Fruitnet’s special annual publication brings the best of South Africa’s fresh produce export business to the attention of buyers worldwide
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NewsBAPL technical day to share latest research results
Event at NIAB in East Malling will brief apple and pear growers on latest research projects, including improving low-oxygen Gala storage and new control opportunities for apple scab and canker
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NewsLunar New Year edition of Asiafruit out now
Lunar New Year coverage, a special feature on Australia and a keynote interview with Guangzhou Jiangnan market chairman, Ye Canjiang in celebration of the wholesaler’s 30th anniversary headline this issue
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NewsNew Zealand horticulture export revenue forecast to hit new heights
New report projects New Zealand horticulture export revenue to reach NZ$8bn
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NewsNew partnership to breed apples and pears of the future
Prevar, Okanagan Specialty Fruits, and Plant & Food Research will use new tech like gene editing to develop better varieties
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NewsBAPL issues apple and pear inflation warning
Analysis estimates significant increase in production costs and retail prices following changes to national living wage and national insurance
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NewsUS pear exports will be ‘lowest in decades’
Country’s smallest crop since the late 1960s means volume of fruit for markets including Canada and Mexico will fall
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NewsTru-Cape ready to sell first Cape Blush pears
South African exporter prepares to sell first commercial volumes of the variety, as well as its largest ever Cheeky crop
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NewsAgenda announced for Fresh Produce India 2025
Quick-commerce revolution, India’s rise as a producer of new fruits, and game-changing technologies among key topics in focus at premier industry event
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NewsBelgian apple and pear suppliers agree merger plan
Devos and Wouters to form one of Europe’s largest fruit companies when they combine their trading divisions in August 2025
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NewsZZ2 scoops Shoprite supplier of the year award
Retailer praises company for ability to deliver “exceptional produce” including tomatoes, avocados, cherries, apples and pears
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NewsBelgian Conference pears make inroads in Brazil
The vast Brazilian market has traditionally been dominated by pears from Portugal and Argentina, but the Belgian Conference is now winning over consumers in the country
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NewsANPP offers revised apple and pear forecast
French apple volumes are now expected to be 3 per cent lower than was predicted at Prognosfruit in August, according to the French topfruit association, while the pear harvest has been revised up
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NewsBFV and Dole China launch The Smurfs pear campaign
Dole officially debuted the Smurfs’ co-branded Truval Pear packaging at the CIIE Exhibition in Shanghai
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NewsApal names Matthew Lenne as new pear director
Lenne takes over role from Chris Fairless, who headed up the organisation’s pear activities for the past eight years
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NewsDemargro seeking to widen range
The Belgian exporter continues to look at broadening its already substantial selection, while examining the potential of new markets, but competition across Europe is intensifying
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NewsStrong apple market cannot prevent Q3 loss for BayWa
The group’s fresh produce division performed well during the period, but problems persist in other parts of its business
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NewsArgentina poised for increase in apple and pear production
The 2024/25 crop is expected to weigh in at 655,000 tonnes for pears and 488,000 tonnes for apples
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AdvertorialDole launches raft of new products at CIIE
Leading global fruit brand exhibits at 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE), launching nine new products