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The harvest of colored-flesh varieties of apples in Northern Hemisphere
has begun.
It’s again time for Kissabel® apples
The harvest of colored-flesh variet- ies in the Northern Hemisphere has begun. Kissabel®, the innovative range of apples with colored flesh run- ning from pink to intense red, is about to return to the European market.
Harvesting of the first Kissabel® apples began in September in the United Kingdom, France and Switzer- land, with the yellow and orange skin and pink flesh varieties. October is the turn of Italy and Germany, where mainly varieties with red flesh and skin are grown.
The United States will also start harvesting in autumn, with quantities intended for commercial tests. Some of the biggest names in international apple growing are taking part in the Kissabel® program.
In Europe, the partners are: Alliance Mesfruits Gerfruit and Blue Whale (France); VOG, Melinda, VIP, La Tren- tina and Rivoira (Italy); Greenyard and Worldwide Fruit Ltd (United Kingdom); Fenaco (Switzerland); Red Apple Ger- many consortium (Germany); and Nu- fri (Spain). The United States partner is NBT Cooperative.
www.ameft.com
(Source: Kissabel®)
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