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Blueberries
"The tapes allow to hold and protect the burrs correctly".
2024-02-29 00:00
The cultivation of berries involves numerous details that have a significant impact on the overall production, as Jasen Zhang from Naltsen, an expert in the use of support belts for strawberry cultivation, underlines. The expert shares important details about their installation and efficient use.
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“We offer premium blackberries from Mexico 52 weeks per year”
2024-02-28 00:00
Blackberries are the number one item for H52, grower of different berry varieties in Mexico. The company's name stands for Harvest 52, representing a 52-week supply of berries. "During the 2023-2024 season, we will achieve year-round blackberry supply with our customers in the US and the EU,"
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North Bay Produce's Dutch sales office is entering its fourth year this year. "We now have six people working in the Netherlands and England, which we should expand further in the coming years," begins Wilco Arts. North Bay is a North American cooperative with growers in North, Central, and
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Spanish strawberry production is only 9% of forecast
2024-02-28 00:00
According to the latest data from IFAPA's Price and Market Observatory, the Spanish strawberry season is yielding below expectations, reaching only 9% of the 20% production forecast for this stage. The main cause of this shortfall is attributed to the shortage of
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Moroccan growers are once again interested in strawberries
2024-02-28 00:00
The first cycle of the Moroccan strawberry season ended very well, giving way to the second, in which an important part of the production is destined for freezing, according to Zouhir Daissoria, a Moroccan producer and exporter based in Larache.
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Resilience amidst adversity: Morocco’s berry export boom in 2023
2024-02-28 00:00
In 2023, Morocco demonstrated a robust increase in revenue from its fresh berry exports, overcoming adverse weather conditions and a dip in supply volumes. EastFruit’s data reveals that Moroccan berry producers exported nearly 124,000 tons, generating $750 million in revenue.
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Peruvian blueberry exports fell by 24 per cent
2024-02-28 00:00
From week 24 to week 6 of the current season, Peru exported 204,975 tonnes of blueberries. This is 24% less than in the same period of the previous campaign. According to a report by Fresh Cargo Peru, 96.8% of these shipments were made via
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Hall Hunter has recently acquired a new Elifab Berry Class 12 lane sorting machine along with two automatic punnet fillers of Elifab´s partner Mat Exakta. The new blueberry sorting and packing line will be installed soon and fully operational by the end of May 2024.
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One of the most significant achievements of the strawberry sector in the province of Huelva has been advancing the fruit's supply in the markets to November and December thanks to the cultivation of early varieties. "One such variety that is standing out is the NSG 203–Marimbella®, developed
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UK's largest blueberry producer goes for AI grading
2024-02-28 00:00
Hall Hunter has recently purchased a new Elifab Berry Class 12 lane sorting machine along with two automatic tub fillers from Elifab's partner Mat Exakta. The new blueberry sorting and packing line will soon be installed to be fully operational.
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The berry harvest in Saxony significantly improved in 2023 after a decline the previous year. The 39 enterprises in the state harvested 736 tons of berries, as reported by the Statistical Office on Tuesday. In the drought year of 2022, only 417 tons were harvested - about 70 percent less than in
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“Blueberry prices are crazy now in Israel, with good demand for South African table grapes too”
2024-02-28 00:00
An importer of blueberries and table grapes into Israel says the consumer demand in his country has not waned for these healthy fruits, despite the complications in the local market. Yair Bar-Hai from the fresh produce importing company Lucky Berry: "Blueberry prices are very high. This is
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Agroscope tests UV-C robots against powdery mildew in strawberries
2024-02-27 12:00
UV-C emitting robots have recently become available on the market for the control of powdery mildew. Agroscope is testing a model from the Dutch company Octiva in strawberry crops as part of a project of the Fruit and Berry Competence Network (a partnership between Agroscope and the
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Blueberries, Egypt poised to become a major exporter
2024-02-27 00:00
Egyptian blueberries are set to join the supply from South Africa, Morocco and Spain, thus supplying the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Asia and widening the marketing window;
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Early strawberry segment grows in Italy
2024-02-27 00:00
Most of the plants planted in the strawberry specialised areas in Southern Italy still concern the fresh type, while for the hectares planted with rooted tops there is a significant decrease, estimated at around 30% compared to last season, according to a comparison
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Polish blueberry sector sees continuous growth
2024-02-27 00:00
Poland's blueberry cultivation spans over 12,000 hectares, with a year-on-year increase in plantation area. The country's production of blueberries reached 55,000 tons in 2022, with projections for 2023 set at 67,500 tons, marking it as the only berry segment witnessing growth amidst declines in
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Strawberry production in Spain faces challenges
2024-02-27 00:00
According to the latest insights from the IFAPA Prices and Markets Observatory, the Spanish strawberry campaign is currently underperforming, with production levels only reaching 9% of the expected 20% at this stage. The primary cause of this shortfall is attributed to water scarcity,
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Marimbella® reaches 500 hectares of production in Huelva
2024-02-27 00:00
After several years of integration of this variety in the strawberry fields of the province of Huelva, NSG 203-Marimbella® has become one of the most reliable choices for combining earliness and quality, standing out for its shape, colour and flavour. The best
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Marimbella reaches 500 hectares of production in Huelva
2024-02-27 00:00
One of the great achievements of the strawberry sector in the province of Huelva has been to bring forward the availability of this fruit on the markets to the months of November and December thanks to the cultivation of early varieties. One of these varieties that is standing out the most is NSG".
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Raspberries and solar power on a single plot
2024-02-27 00:00
No plant can grow without light. But how much does a raspberry really need to bear fruit? Or can the berry thrive with just half the normal amount of light if the rest is used to produce solar power?
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