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Sector | Fruit (top)

Quality Insights and Storage Insights from Optiflux

"Quality management and storage optimization for top fruit and soft fruit"

Azerbaijan increases exports of persimmons and hazelnuts in 2025

Starr Ranch Growers explains partnerships in cherries and apples

Himachal urges ban on Turkish apple imports

Tesco and Aldi lead in March British apple sales

Patrick Meikle - Golden Bay Fruit

First arrivals of Sassy from New Zealand into the UK, Gala arriving this week

The season in which the Middle Eastern fruit market doesn't crash

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:

Weekly produce ads drop 3%, mixed fruit prices

Honeybear Brands welcomes Starr Ranch Growers as new apple packing partner

Guillaume Jarret, Star Fruits

New Jackson rootstock to save the kiwi sector?

Week 20 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

South African and Chilean Fuji apples hit the market, and the volume of durian continues to rise

Hungary’s worst apricot harvest in history

Oldest lemon and ancient fruit fossil discovered

Società Agricola Guidi has outlined a forecast for apricots

Romagna kicks off peak artichoke harvest season

Orchardist unveils plan to revitalize ailing apple industry

Pierre Del Valle, Naturalvi:

"We are seeing a growing rejection of plastic, both in Europe and around the world"

Flash Gala apple exports top one million cartons

Pune traders ban Turkish apples, Himachal seeks nationwide ban

Apple imports make their way from Chile to U.S. retailers

German BLE week 19:

'With more favorable weather, customers were more eager to buy asparagus'

Netherlands secures China market access for apples

Promising outlook for larger 2025 Pacific Northwest pear crop

"Fruit and vegetable purchases remained under pressure in Flanders in 2024"

China starts exporting fresh pears to Argentina

Vincent Schoen, Freshlink:

"Lemon market shifts despite high expectations"

"Demand for apples in India is back, and we are still shipping Red Jonaprince"

Colombia’s fruit and vegetable supply rises 12.4%

"Granny Smith apples also hold a very good position in the markets"

David Peachey – Ideafruit UK

Strong demand for South African Pink Lady apples

U.S. apple storage down five percent compared to 2024

Marco Masotti, Maf-Roda

Dual Fast Pack packaging robot with fruit orientation system

Indian traders boycott Turkish apples, boost Iran, U.S. demand

New Zealand persimmon yield up 20%

China boosts apple exports to Russia to highest level since 2019

Moldova's apple exports to CIS fall to 54% over four months

Rockit Global appoints Ivan Angland as COO

Frost damage to Moldovan orchards nears €38 million

Week 19 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

Durian sales surge ahead of Mother's Day, while South African grapefruit hits the market

Canterbury’s first Joli apple orchard replaces dairy farm

India, New Zealand launch new trade talks

Redland names Peter Marshall, Jason Kotz as export managers

Fruit and vegetable producers comment on hail damage in eastern Austria:

"Critical phase has become much longer"

Brazil seeks to expand fruit exports to China

In April 2025, wholesale apple prices in Moldova increased by 10-15%, while exports significantly dropped compared to previous months

Apple prices rise in Moldova as exports decline

Korean melons enter Vietnam after 17 years

Weekend Warrior Grabouw unites community outdoors

An orchard of 30 hectares of apricot trees to be planted in Bukovina

"Frosts may still occur, maybe the risk is smaller than it was this week"

BC cherry and apple crops rebound after disastrous 2024

Emanuel Sluis, Service2Fruit:

"Most pears are now secured by traders"

Ricardo Cipriani, Locuston:

"Brazil has enormous potential, but the purchasing power of a large part of the population limits access to fresh fruits"

Yumbe mango factory resumes processing

German BLE week 18:

'First New Zealand Royal Gala and Smitten apples arrive'

Simon Easton - Wairepo Holdings

“We had a couple of wet periods during the harvest, but so far so good"

Apple donation tops 3 million pounds

Macedonia's apple harvest devastated by spring frost

Haumako Horticulture transforms Wairoa with high-tech farming

Kazakhstan boosts vegetable imports as domestic prices continue to rise

Gideoni Huber – The Big Apple

“This year we cherish every apple”

Northern Hemisphere apple and pear stocks - April 2025

European apple and pear stocks fall by over 7% and 9%

KREI forecasts produce price drops, radish up 50%

Storms damage fruit crops in three Indian states

Fruit trends 2024: apples, pears, and grapes down; blueberries up

New Zealand fruit exports rise with kiwifruit and apples

Turvolândia persimmon harvest down 20% due to climate

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:

Produce ads rise with festive deals and price shifts

“It’s prime time for Southern Hemisphere fresh organic apples"

Avocados up 53% as U.S. noncitrus crop trends diverge in 2024

Cornelius de Villiers – Freshgold

Indian demand exceeds supply of South African Flash Gala apples

Jan Rozema and Christian Bras join forces

Prime Fruit Partners officially launched

Week 18 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

The "May Day" holiday boosts fruit sales, and gift boxes are in high demand

Telangana farmers grow more exotic fruits to cut imports

Moldovan fruit exports rise despite smaller harvest

Tomatoes recalled in multiple states over salmonella risk

Part 1: Possibilities of agri-PV in fruit growing

"Overall, we want to find out to what extent the PV system also works with intensive fruit production"

Robotic apple picking tech acquired to boost automation efforts

Robotic harvesting tested for pome fruit viability

Key orchard regions report widespread damage to early crops and potential quality loss

Ukraine’s fruit sector faces uncertainty after harsh spring frosts

Canada opens market to Ukrainian apples

Russia reports spike in phytosanitary violations in Turkish produce imports

Brazil promotes fruit exports in Brussels during EU trade talks

Apple prices drop after transport delays

Modern orchards in Azerbaijan expand with efficient technologies and year-round exports

Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to launch “Friendship Garden” to boost horticulture and local jobs

Pennsylvania temperatures push up apple bloom

New Zealand persimmon harvest rises 20%

Ukraine halts orchard and greenhouse grants as budget funds run out

French Apple Pear Association

Apple harvest likely to be reduced by 10 to 30% because of rosy apple aphid

Two days of hail damaged fruits that were saved from the March frost

New adverse weather conditions hit Greek stone fruits

UK Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices:

Strawberry prices down 31%, asparagus falls 38%

T&G Global to open Taiwan office in June 2025

Julius brand by the Italian company Ceccarelli Giulio Srl

"We are now distributing pears from the southern hemisphere"

Ukraine’s fruit harvest faces risks from late frosts

Azerbaijan’s fruit exports up 22.5%

Georgia’s perennial crop production up 27.4% in 2024

Post-harvest technologies highlights automation

Martinelli recalls apple juice over patulin risk

New strategic partnerships for Icoel

Artificial intelligence at the service of fruit and citrus quality

May 15, 2025

Webinar offers season update for U.S. apples

Week 17 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

New Zealand Queen apples price drops, while US oranges near the end of sales

Itatiba forecasts steady persimmon harvest

Australia secures China market access for apples

Softer demand for import apples pushes back start date

FruitMasters director Adriaan Vis looks back on annual figures and ahead to the future:

"To make an impact, we must keep taking initiative"

Forest fire triggers apple orchard renewal in Yeongnam

Brazil's fruit exports up 26% despite orange decline

Phil and Kirsty Greer - Willowford Alma Alta Orchard

“We were part of the first commercial planting of the Envy apple around 15 years ago"

BC Tree fruit growers get $5m for climate projects

Hailstorm destroys Kashmir apple orchards

Stone fruit, the most affected, with losses of up to 100%

Tuesday's hail affected 8,500 hectares of the Valencian countryside

"We haven't noticed any frost damage in our apple orchards"

German BLE week 16

'South African grapes dominated the market'

Georgia apple exports up 650% in volume and value

European apple prices reach €87/100 kg in early 2025

Working visit by Flemish agriculture minister

"Pushing to raise the profile of Belgian pear exports to Japan"

Türkiye exports $330 million in apricots over five years

NNII pledges $600K for WSU tree fruit research facility

La Grande Bellezza Italiana

Branded product turnover exceeds EUR 5 million

Kissabel apple trials expand across southern hemisphere

Organic produce sales hit $21.5 billion in 2024

Varieties International Project

The next frontier in plant breeding: Biotechnology and artificial intelligence to create the varieties of the future

Chilean apples may re-enter Peru

Uzbekistan triples apple exports in 1Q 2025

Iran seeks stronger agricultural ties with BRICS nations

Washington growers warn of export risks from proposed tariffs

Tony Harding - Worldwide Fruit

“I expect the transition from Southern Hemisphere to Northern Hemisphere fruit to be smooth"

"Sauvons les Fruits et Légumes de France" lashes out at Lidl

"Lidl wages price war again"

Week 16 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

Rising New Zealand apple volumes pressure prices as durian arrivals continue to grow