Blueberries

The packaging regulation is becoming a central issue for all links in the supply chain and was also discussed extensively at Think Fresh last week (Click here to read the article). As Coldiretti and La Stampa report, the EU regulation threatens to make the packaging industry disappear.
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Serbia’s blueberry industry is hopeful and expects a positive 2023 blueberry harvest season, that starts next month (June), with a 15% production increase predicted. This follows a spring with no significant frost damage and with a normal upcoming season anticipated. read more

After the cherry tomato (Les Nouveaux Producteurs) and the banana of Guadeloupe and Martinique, Fruidor continues its partnership with The Walt Disney Company France by promoting its tasty round strawberries in a packaging featuring the Lilo and Stitch movie. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, despite the world’s leading position in the exports of certain fruits and berries, such as fresh apples or frozen raspberries, Poland remains a major net importer of produce and could be a very attractive market. read more

The blueberry was a major player at Macfrut 2023 thanks to the International Blueberry Days where the world of the blueberry and the importance of technological innovation for market growth was analysed; read more

The 2023 edition of Macfrut saw Unitec involved as a technical partner of the International Blueberry Days event. By supporting this event the group wants to emphasize the importance of technological innovation in fostering the growth of the blueberry market worldwide, as demonstrated by the
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The Georgian company Noma plans to collect 40 tons of berries from its blueberry orchards this year and, along with this, renovate part of the plantations. read more

South African retailer Woolworths is always looking to distinguish itself through fruit. This week's introduction of the Florida Pearl white strawberry, wholly unknown to local consumers, follows the same ambition. read more

Since 10 April, Aldi Süd has only bought German asparagus during the season - now the discounter is expanding its commitment to regional agriculture and is also focusing on German strawberries seasonally. From 15 May, Aldi Süd will only trade in German strawberries during the strawberry season.
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Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent decades, the company has built up an extensive portfolio of early, medium, and late varieties. Although berry cultivation has expanded tremendously
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The blueberry coloured Macfrut blue, the fruit and vegetable fair that filled the halls of the Rimini Expo Centre with visitors for three days. The second day of International Blueberry Days (Thursday 4 May) saw the Global Players, represented by the companies
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This year's "May Day" holiday has significantly boosted fruit sales. After the holiday, the traffic in the fruit market decreased this week, and the overall sales have been relatively slow, and the prices of some fruits have been lowered. Some merchants said that Mother's Day will have a certain
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EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual packaging and very low prices of fruits and vegetables. The information is valid for of May 3, 2023
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According to EastFruit analysts, despite the world’s leading position in the exports of certain fruits and berries, such as fresh apples or frozen raspberries, Poland remains a major net importer of produce and could be a very attractive market. read more

EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual packaging and very low prices of fruits and vegetables. The information is valid for of May 3, 2023 as
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Angus Soft Fruits (ASF) has announced a collaboration with Earth Market that sees it become the exclusive licence holder for the production of the Magnum strawberry in the UK. read more

In 2022, Morocco has managed to export more fresh raspberries than the USA and ranked third in the global ranking of exporters of these berries, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, Morocco continues to increase its fresh raspberry exports thanks to its perfect climate, favorable
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About a year ago, Ermal Gjuzi, an agricultural entrepreneur from the Italian town of Scanzano Jonico (Basilicata), abandoned part of his strawberry fields because he could hardly recruit enough staff to work in harvesting. The situation at his farm has drastically changed at an organizational
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For blueberry producers, this is a time of great change. Global demand is increasing and so is production. New growing regions are conquering the market. And consumer expectations of quality are increasing. All these changes require that
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A later-than-expected season for a leading organic Victorian blueberry farm has meant fruit is available in May. read more