Blueberries

In the 2023/24 season, Egypt continued to be one of the top exporters of fresh strawberries to various Southeast Asian countries, despite a slight decrease in shipments compared to the previous season, as reported by EastFruit. This will secure Egypt the second position in the overall ranking of suppliers. read more

With a decrease in turnover of four percent compared to the same month last year, the category is experiencing stronger losses than the overall market and than what the negative calendar effect (-2.2%) would have expected, as stated in the GfK Consumer Index. Despite a nearly stable price level, this is leading to a decline in sales. read more

Global blueberry exports reached 748 thousand tons in 2023, marking a 12% decrease compared to the 850 thousand tons recorded the previous year, due to the climatic phenomena that affected the main producing countries. read more

"The cold and wet period at the beginning of the year, as well as the recent small heatwave, have led us to relocate a larger portion of the predicted harvest quantity to late July and early August," said Lee Port, managing director of the Kent-based... read more

The two-hectare facility is being built by RWA Solar Solutions. The goal is to achieve sustainable, local electricity generation while simultaneously protecting the berry crops from extreme weather events, the RWA Group announces. read more

A bumper harvest of British strawberries has been produced due to the recent warm weather. read more

In the case of field beans, the cultivation area was expanded by 28% to 15,100 hectares. The cultivation of root vegetables, including potatoes, also saw an increase of nearly five percent to 17,600 hectares. In addition, around 8,700 hectares of horticultural products, such as fruits and vegetables, were grown on the arable land. read more

The blackberry harvest is ongoing, although the peak demand and supply in this specific segment of the fruit market are definitely behind us. How are wholesale prices for wild blackberries shaping up? read more

Według analityków EastFruit, zbieranie odmian malin owocujących przez cały rok na Ukrainie rozpoczęło się wyjątkowo wcześnie. read more

The product is grown by Brookberries, one of eight 'Inno Growers'. They are a group of greenhouse growers with a passion for innovation. read more

The dispenser was originally developed in response to the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which is about to become EU law - from 2030, various types of single-use plastic packaging will be banned, including single-use packaging for. read more

Sekoya has introduced a new blueberry vending machine in its latest effort to enhance the snacking market and boost the growth of the blueberry category. read more

The cultivation area of productive asparagus was 3,500 hectares, which is roughly the same as the previous year. According to the Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg, the harvest quantity decreased by 2,100 tons compared to the previous year, but increased by 7% compared to 2022. read more

The cultivation area where asparagus could be harvested covers approximately 3,100 hectares. The remaining approximately 400 hectares are allocated to young plantations that are not yet yielding any produce. This year, the total cultivation area is 4.2% larger than in 2023 (3,344 hectares). Compared to the average of the years 2018 to... read more

Nastąpił wcześniejszy początek sezonu na borówki w Polsce w porównaniu z ubiegłym rokiem, mówi Sandra Stefaniak-Syguła, współwłaścicielka polskiego handlowca jagodami Berrytrade: "Dla nas sezon na polskie borówki rozpoczął się 24 czerwca, czyli o około dwa tygodnie wcześniej niż w 2023 roku". read more

Rozwój rynku dzikiej tarniny: potencjał, nisze i perspektywy wzrostu read more

In 2021 and 2022, the average was 3.5 and 3.7 different substances. So, this number seems to be slightly decreasing. Nevertheless, PAN-NL found one to three different PFAS pesticides on 69% of the strawberries examined; 46% of the strawberries were contaminated with one to three different. read more

Polish thornless varieties such as "Brzezina", "Polar", "Gaj", and "Gracja", bred at the research facility of the Institute of Horticulture Brzezna GmbH, are recommended, as reported by the portal SadyOgrody.pl. read more

In Schleswig-Holstein, strawberries are cultivated on a total area of 797 hectares this year. Of this, 496 hectares (2023: 520 hectares) have productive strawberry plants in open fields, while the remaining 232 hectares have strawberry plants that have just been planted. read more

340 tons of blueberries were exported to Germany, 83 tons to Poland, and 50 tons to the Netherlands. Additionally, 67 tons were shipped to the United Arab Emirates. read more