When the Apple Capital Gets Hot: Aomori’s Pivot to Peaches (and what it means for Asian fruit buyers)

Aomori isn’t just “a place that grows apples.” It is Japan’s Apple story. In recent years, Aomori has accounted for roughly ~60%+ of Japan’s apple output— ~61.99% in 2023 by one dataset—making it the country’s single most important supply engine. So when growers in Aomori’s Tsugaru region start pulling out apple trees and planting peaches, it’s not a lifestyle experiment. It’s a market signal. 1) Heat is now a quality risk, not just a yield risk 🍎🌡️ The headline problem

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Dec 22, 20253 min read

When Turkey Steps Back: How the Apple Trade Is Quietly Rewriting Itself

Global fruit trade rarely pauses. When one origin falters, others step forward — sometimes smoothly, sometimes chaotically. This season, the shortage of Turkish apples has become one of those moments that reveal how resilient (and adaptive) the international apple market can be. Nowhere is this more evident than in India, where imported apples continue to record steady year-on-year growth despite meaningful changes in supply sources. The Turkish Gap — And Why It Matters Turki

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Dec 16, 20253 min read

China Fuji Apples 2025/26: A Smaller Crop, Sharper Competition, and a Very Different Market Reality

November 2025 The 2025/26 China Fuji apple harvest is underway, and this season carries far more weight than most in recent memory. China remains the world’s largest apple producer, and Fuji remains China’s dominant variety — both in planted area and commercial relevance. But the story this year is not “business as usual”.For growers, packers, importers, and wholesalers, the 2025/26 season is defined by one key shift: China has less fruit, more uneven quality, and a widening

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Nov 18, 20255 min read