Blueberries

Along with the sharp expansion of area under raspberries in the countries of Central Asia in the recent two years, EastFruit analysts also note progress with the extension of the harvesting season of these trendy berries. read more

GroenLeven has started constructing Europe's largest softfruit covering agri-PV project. When this unique project is complete, Dutch grower Maarten van Hoof, who cultivates raspberries, blackberries, currants, and asparagus, will have 24,206 solar panels protecting his raspberries. These panels
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On March 28, the first local strawberries of the 'Sonsation' variety could already be harvested in the new 1.5-acre strawberry greenhouse of the Mann fruit farm in the Alte Land. Only a few months ago, just in time for the first planting date, the state-of-the-art, sustainable greenhouse could
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EastFruit analysts highlight unusually high import volumes of cucumbers and tomatoes in the 2022-2023 off-season. There are issues with the local high tunnels, which are key local suppliers during the off-season along with the greenhouses. Of course, the increased demand also contributes to the
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Following a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement formed in 2020 that eliminated Japan’s tariffs on fresh and dried blueberries but left tariffs on frozen blueberries, the U.S. blueberry industry is turning up the heat on this issue. “We hope that USTR will take action to resolve this issue now that
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A new Lome Super Fruit juice mix with pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry has just been launched on the market in the 200, 250 and 500 ml formats.  read more

A team of researchers from the University of Córdoba in Spain have made a major breakthrough in understanding what gives strawberries their characteristic red colour when ripe. read more

Governor Gustavo Bordet met in Spain with the Argentine ambassador, Ricardo Alfonsin, and with the organizing entity of Fruit Attraction 2023, so that the companies from Entre Rios' citrus, blueberry, and pecan sectors can participate in one of the world's most important food fairs. read more

The 2022 campaign was marked by notable production peaks and a quality impacted by the various heat waves. This year, the strawberry season seems to be going much better. “Since the beginning of the campaign, we have had alternating sun and rain without very high temperatures or excess water.
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The Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Agriculture and the Obstbauversuchsring des Alten Landes e. V. have opened the 2023 strawberry season on Bastian Soltau's farm in Barsbüttel (in the district of Stormarn). read more

According to EastFruit experts, in 10 days Tajikistan will start harvesting a new crop of raspberries from open fields. Encouraged by high prices for raspberries in previous seasons, the country’s farmers have expanded the area under this crop. In 2023 they also expect high prices
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The wave of bad weather conditions and slows down production, affecting price changes. Courgette prices are rising sharply; peaches and nectarines are falling, while demand for them is struggling, as is the case for melons, with prices falling. The campaign for
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According to the information of the portal "www.agrotv.net" referring to an interview with Dobrivoje Radović, the managing director of the Association of Raspberry Growers in Serbia, it is predicted that the local farmers will have a significantly worse season than in the
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By using artificial intelligence and precise information on the shelf life of products, the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn wants to allow considerably less food waste. According to the company, 70,000 kg less of strawberries will be thrown away, which is a
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With winter approaching and the high-risk season for fruit fly ending, Tasmania’s fruit fly free status remains secure. read more

Researchers in Arkansas and Georgia have shown that delicate fresh-market blackberries typically picked by human hands to maintain quality, can now be picked by robots as well. read more

Read how NFU member and Fruit Grower of the Year 2022 Anthony Snell is improving his business resilience through climate-friendly farming: read more

US officials visited Chile last week to advance various matters related to the bilateral trade of fresh fruit. The topics discussed included US blueberry exports to Chile, the approval implementation process of the Systems Approach for Chilean table grapes, the application of irradiation
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Imagine an autonomous bi-pedal robot with 10 arms, each tipped with three-fingered silicone grippers picking its way through rows of blackberries, and you’ll have an idea of what the future could hold for blackberry farms facing a labor shortage. read more

Until now, there was a big absentee in ready-to-eat fruit salads: the banana. The handling of the fruit, which tends to blacken quickly, has always seemed too complicated for fourth-range companies. read more