In marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Post estimates Poland’s total apple crop at 4.5 million tons, a 61-percent increase over last year. Pest and disease-related issues declined in 2018/19 due to dry weather conditions. Although apple quality is good, industry stakeholders expressed concern about some Polish varieties’ low suitability for long-term storage. Post forecasts that fresh […]
Read MoreA comparison of the results of the orchard surveys of 2012 and 2017 shows significant differences in the age structure of trees and the density of plantings in apple plantations. Over five years, there has been a clear decline in the share of plantations that are 15 years and older and an increase in the […]
Read MoreAccording to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine has exported dessert apples to five different countries in the Middle East for the first time, and although the total volume exported to these destinations is relatively small (only 111 tons), it is a positive development in Ukraine’s on-going search for new markets. In September, Ukrainian apples were imported by […]
Read MoreFruit exporters have acknowledged that the three weeks of protests in France because of the rise in fuel taxes are starting to take their toll on sectors such as the tropical one in the Axarquía, which estimates that exports to European Union countries, and especially to France, have been reduced by more than 30 percent. […]
Read MoreAfter two years characterized by low prices, quotations are rather high this year. In the main Italian markets, we’re talking about €0.70-1 per wholesale kg. This means both producers and intermediate links of the chain can make a profit and cover what they lost during previous years. An operator from northern Italy reports that […]
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