Pear news archive – Page 50
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ArticleSweet Sensation on course at EMR
East Malling Research is home to the UK's largest orchard of Sweet Sensation pears
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ArticleLate start for NZ apple exports
New Zealand top-fruit output is forecast to be match 2011’s crop but will be up to two weeks late and features the smallest Braeburn crop for a generation.
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ArticleFruit importer raising funds for Africa businesses
A social enterprise that provides business guidance and support has begun importing fruit at London’s New Spitalfields Market to generate profits to help producers in developing countries tackle poverty through trade.
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ArticleThe retail alternative
Bringing back the old magic in the British fresh produce trade is more than just a job for Jonathan Olins. Fred Meintjes meets one of the trade’s most colourful personalities
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ArticleStable outlook for Chile topfruit
The nation’s apple exports will either remain the same as 2011 or increase marginally, while pear shipments are tipped to grow 2 per cent
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ArticleThe Greenery unveils 2inOne promotion
Dutch marketer aiming to boost demand for Conference pears among German consumers by underlining fruit's versatility
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ArticleArgentina apple and pear production 'to fall'
Production of apples and pears in the main growing regions of Argentina is forecast to fall this year.
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ArticleTopfruit shortfall for Argentina
Apple and pear output is forecast to reduce this year in the South American country’s main growing regions
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ArticlePear production conference announced
East Malling Research and English Apples and Pears Ltd are to discuss how to get the best profits from British pear production at a conference next month.
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ArticleThe core of the issue
Waning purchase levels caused a decline in the top fruit category in the last year but the discounters still managed to achieve growth
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ArticleNamibia grape stocks recover after tough 2010
The Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) has said grape harvest at the Naute Dam Irrigation Project will have recovered this year after weed killer damaged vines in 2010.
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ArticlePipfruit NZ's Peter Beaven to step down
New Zealand apple and pear association's chief executive set to depart at the start of 2012 after seven years in the role
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ArticlePrevar appoints new board chairman
Topfruit variety marketer names former HortResearch chairman Jim McLean as successor to David Pilkington
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ArticleUncertain season ahead for NZ apples
Country's exporters express caution over potential prospects in Europe for New Zealand topfruit during upcoming campaign
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ArticleThe US to open doors to Chinese sand pears
The US is planning to allow imports of Chinese sand pears from approved fruit-fly-free zones in China
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ArticleStemilt bolsters Lil Snappers line
Group adds two new products to its existing range, bringing the total to one conventional pear variety and five organic apple varieties
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ArticleLondon's wholesale markets 'lack British fruit'
The capital’s wholesale markets are not being supplied enough British apples and pears and are being forced to sell mostly European imports.
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ArticleChinese access for Taiwanese pears
China has granted access to fresh Taiwanese pears on the same day Taiwan posts a US$8.7m fruit trade surplus with its neighbour
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ArticleChinese apple production increases
Despite a price collapse earlier in the year, Chinese apple production is expected to increase
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ArticleAustralian apple eyes overseas
Asiafruit Magazine speaks to Apple & Pear Australia Ltd's Cassia Ferguson about the industry's new export focus