Public relations... The language of reaching out to different parts of our consumer base. The team at British Apples and Pears -- the UK’s marketing organisation supporting the country’s apple growers -- never rests, and the campaign has for the past two years been focussing on the ‘Goodness to Go’ message -- raising awareness of how great, packaging-free, healthy and portable our British apples are. read more...

The U.S.'s largest apple-growing state has finally got its first exclusive apple variety, which is launching nationwide this season amid sky-high hopes for the future and an unprecedented level of collaboration within the industry. read more...

India has approved the entry of Greek apples into its market and is also considering authorization for kiwifruit and other Greek fruits. read more...

In Switzerland the pear crop is not yet finished but the 2019 production is satisfactory and will allow to exceed the expected levels of the stocks. According to Swisscofel, the harvest volume of 2019 is almost comparable to that of 2018 with 13,384 tonnes. The pear stock survey carried out at the end of September revealed a stock level of 13 845 tonnes. read more...

Steritech is close to opening a state-of-the-art X-ray facility in Melbourne, as demand for its services rises read more...