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NorgesGruppen, Bama and Gartnerhallen want consumers in Norway to eat more domestic produce, so have clubbed together to fund new research into the country’s pear production
Marc Evrard of topfruit exporter Belgian Fruit Valley talks to Fruitnet about some of the issues behind the farmers’ protests across Europe and the effect of the disruptions in the Red Sea on trade flows to East Asia
POME project led by crop advisory Hutchinsons aims to allow inputs to be targeted in a way never seen before in UK orchards
Michelle Phillips has been handed the top job at Transnet, the struggling logistics operator responsible for a string of delays and disruption in the country’s ports
Kevin Moffitt leaves his position at Pear Bureau Northwest after 35 years
World Apple and Pear Association announces new chairman
The South African fruit industry says its answer to the proliferation of social and environmental certification schemes is rooted in realism and pragmatism
As Eurofruit’s Fresh Focus South Africa special reveals, disruption in South African ports has left the country’s fresh produce exporters with a mountain to climb
Country retains number one spot at world’s leading fresh produce trade fair, with more than 470 individual exhibitors due to take part
Exporters are consolidating their presence in Latin American markets
Delays in South African ports have blighted the country’s fruit export business, which finds itself almost powerless to intervene
Chris speaks with Christelle Bertin of Blue Whale on confronting environmental challenges
The country’s apple and pear industry looks set to bounce back in 2024 after some disappointments last year
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
New group would produce 100,000 tonnes of fruit and have an annual turnover of more than €160m
The Associated International Group of Nurseries has announced that Potamia Fruit Breeding R&D, of Eskisehir, Turkey, has become its twelfth member
Stargrow expects to substantially increase volumes to this market during the 2024 season, especially in the early harvest window
CMI Orchards unveils several high-powered leadership changes including VP of sales and VP of operations
The 2023/24 campaign has begun in earnest for one of Poland’s leading grower-exporters, with early sales positive and overseas markets receptive
USDA report forecasts grape and apple imports to decrease in 2023/24 due to domestic competition and supply shortages
As a new season brings better prices and more stable supply, members of the Landgard cooperative report strong demand for homegrown fruit
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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Conference pears sales accelerated on the back of China International Import Expo
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.
Activities in the Western Cape’s main fruit regions have been severely disrupted by recent floods, Hortgro has confirmed
Belgian Fruit Valley’s Conference pears, sold under the increasingly recognised Truval brand, are growing in popularity in the Chinese market
A strong retail campaign is lined up this year with the pear also looking to break ground in new markets
Leading Washington State fresh produce companies will join forces as part of a new agreement
Proprietary Variety Management is granted the license to manage the pear in the US, which is marketed as QTee in other global growing regions
New Hort Innovation and Agriculture Victoria project to examine potential transition to narrower orchard systems
After drawing more than 350 people to this year’s event in Trentino, Prognosfruit is eyeing next year’s gathering in Hungary
EU apple crop 3.3 per cent lighter than last year, while pear production is down 12.9 per cent
Severe storms in Serbia have ravaged multiple crops in the past two weeks, but investments in protective nets by the country’s apple growers may limit the damage
Volumes for 2023/24 will be lower than expected but in line with the five-year average
Soaring temperatures represent an additional challenge for the Greek pear and stonefruit supplier, which is already managing the impact of the spring’s hailstorms and rainfall
With no stocks of Conference remaining due to last summer’s heat, Belgian pear producers are cautiously confident ahead of the start of the new season
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