Blueberries

After peaking in week 45, Belgian cucumber prices fell slightly over the last two weeks. Week 47 cannot match the 2022 price but is well above the five-year average. The same goes for tomato prices. Those, though, remain well above 2022 prices. Strawberry prices are also very high, although
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Despite a significant surge in input costs, particularly in labor, the pricing of berries has not kept pace, placing substantial pressure on profit margins in the global berry industry. Further complicated by climate challenges and extreme weather conditions, the industry is actively seeking a
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The berry business faces a tough road ahead to deliver better-quality fruit while it absorbs higher costs, attendees at this year’s Global Berry Congress have heard. read more

SanLucarp aims decisively at greater commercial development in our country, to be implemented not only by expanding the range of products available - berries, strawberries, citrus, seedless grapes, stone fruit, exotic - but also with category projects, multi-product islands with only branded references. By
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The berry industry has seen rapid growth, but the future can be a fragile thing. With input costs for growers rising, weather extremes affecting the whole chain, and inflation impacting consumers' expenses, the market is challenging. However, with input costs stabilizing and the consumers'
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It is quiet on Brussels' early market. Groothandel Michel nv, specializing in strawberries, awaits December's larger volumes. "We can sell, but the summer crop has almost completely run out. The Sonatas from the winter crop are starting to trickle in, but there aren't large volumes yet," says
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Berry Global has launched a new version of its Omni® Xtra polyethylene cling film for fresh food applications, which provides a high-performance alternative to traditional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cling films. read more

With around 430 exhibitors from 12 countries and numerous visitors from all over the world, the organizers of the expoSE/expoDirekt trade fair duo can look back on two successful trade fair days in Karlsruhe. Although the willingness to innovate and invest in the asparagus and strawberry
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Fresh Direct, the UK’s leading foodservice fresh produce provider, says it has launched innovative new packaging for its range of berries that will drastically reduce plastic content saving almost 50 tonnes of plastic every year. read more

It seems like Zimbabwe's blueberry sector is under threat from a currency crisis and high borrowing costs. In this nation, climatic conditions allow high yields from open field planting and early delivery into export markets doubled blueberry production to 7,000 tons this year. read more

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued a notice that Tesco is recalling certain batches of Growers Harvest Garden Peas due to contamination fears. These products may contain an unknown type of berry which may make the product unsafe to eat. read more

In Israel, strawberries have surged to 29.3 euros per kilogram and above, prompting a notable supermarket chain owner, Rami Levi, to refuse to sell the beloved berries at such steep prices. Levi took to Facebook, stating that strawberries won't be available in his stores until the prices
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Following up on the conversation about the record exports of Moroccan blueberries, EastFruithighlights the sharp increase in their deliveries to Saudi Arabia. In the current marketing year (the period from July to June), Morocco has doubled its blueberry exports to the Saudi Arabian market and
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the strawberry from Maletto, an Etnean village at an altitude of 1,000 metres is a niche product that, unlike other typical products of the island, does not benefit from the sea breeze but rather from the volcanic soil and temperature excursions that characterise Etna; read more

Jabuticaba is the edible fruit of the Brazilian grapetree. The purplish-black, white-pulped fruit can be eaten raw or used to make jellies, jams, juice and wine. The fruit now has gained international recognition, being voted the second best fruit on the planet in a ranking on the TasteAtlas
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The Belgian strawberry supply is currently lagging slightly. Lit cultivation has yet to get well and truly underway, and the fall crops are genuinely coming to an end. Also at the Demedts - Demey nursery. "We still have some standing, but not as much as other years," begins Benoit Demedts. read more

“Strawberries grown indoors are hot and trending in Canada. There’s a lot of buzz around it, however, we still have to wait and see what is truly going to be realized in the end. Globally, there’re a lot of new berry projects to stimulate local production of berries,” says Alexandre van
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Climate change poses a direct threat to the Peruvian blueberry industry and other countries' fruit markets globally. The industry has experienced adverse meteorological effects, leading to crop destruction, slowed production processes, and reduced yields. Intense rains, hail, and high radiation
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Yesterday, the first shipment of Egyptian strawberries arrived at Bij LuBa Fresh in the Netherlands. “They barely touched the ground. Customers fought over them; I even had to turn some away, but fortunately, we got another load today,” says Lucien de Wit. read more