Apples
Fresh, processing apple holdings up
The U.S. Apple Association has released its storage data for February 2015:Fresh apple holdings on Feb. 1 totaled 95.1 million bushels, a 24 percent increase from the same time last year and 35 percent above... more »
USApple freshens up ’28 Days of Apples’
USApple Association (USApple), its members and industry supporters are partnering to engage with consumers on social media each day during February’s American Heart Month to “spotlight apples’ essential role in heart health.”USApple’s “28 Days of... more »
Kudos 27.5 WDG gets registration
Fine Americas, a manufacturer and marketer of plant growth regulators, has received the federal Section 3 registration of its new Kudos 27.5 WDG plant growth regulator. Featuring the active ingredient prohexadione-calcium, Kudos is registered for... more »
South Tyrolean growers cooperate to survive
South Tyrol’s apple industry gives new meaning to the word “cooperative.” Members of the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) saw that firsthand in November during a tour of the Italian province, which is nestled in... more »
Supermarkets reshape the global apple industry
When talking about “megatrends” in the world apple industry, Peter Beaven started with supermarkets. Beaven, president of the World Apple and Pear Association, spoke during the Interpoma conference in Bolzano, Italy. With other speakers, he... more »
Big Washington apple crop brings marketing challenges
Can Washington state’s apple industry come close to successfully marketing 2014’s record crop of 155 million 40-pound-boxes? The consensus is resoundingly positive, based on comments made during the state’s largest gathering of growers, packers, shippers... more »
U.S., China apple agreement goes both ways
All apple varieties produced in the United States will soon gain access to the Chinese market, and Chinese fresh apples will soon gain access to the U.S. market.The agreement was announced Jan. 26, after bilateral... more »
Kasumin registered in apple states
Arysta LifeScience North America recently announced registrations of Kasumin bactericide in the apple-growing states of Washington, Michigan and New York. Kasumin is active on a wide array of plant pathogenic bacteria, including resistant strains, according... more »
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