Blueberries

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Elite Global Fresh Trading (EGFT), a subsidiary of Yas Holding’s agriculture division Elite Agro Holding (EAG) and a prominent UAE trader of fresh produce, has expanded its international footprint by exporting highly in-demand blueberries to the new destinations of Japan, Cambodia, Thailand
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Last year, the Peruvian grower Complejo Agroindustrial Beta started a European sales office on the Dutch market, called Beta Best Produce. The company has a cultivation area of ​​5,500 hectares of blueberries, grapes, asparagus, avocados, citrus and pomegranates and is among the largest
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Thanks to warmer spring temperatures, supplies of blackberries from Mexico will start increasing next month. “It’s been a fairly cool spring until now but we’re feeling like those temperatures will mean we have more fruit available,” says Gerardo López of Produce Lovers. “We’re
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With the strawberry season coming to an end, producers have reported a difficult situation marked by large losses of volume, and a considerable increase in production costs, a situation due mainly to poor weather conditions, according to professional sources. read more

Active in horticultural breeding since its foundation in 1924, Rijk Zwaansta is launching a new small fruit programme with the aim of adding strawberry, blackberry and raspberry to its product portfolio. Construction work on a dedicated greenhouse in the plant
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The new campaign of Sicilian roasted melons has started. The harvest of Italian green beans has also started, as well as the new campaign for nescolas from Spain. Quantities are up for peas, but demand remains subdued. Strawberry prices nosedive; still falling
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The German strawberry season 2023 is still young - in mid-April, the harvest started in the high tunnels in southwest Germany. The general conditions have not become easier for producers. The costs for operating resources and energy remain high, and in addition, the since October 2022
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Despite the cold winter in the South of Türkiye, the berry industry in Türkiye is growing at a rapid pace, says Turgut Aysan, Chairman of the Board at Turkish berry producer Safir Berry: read more

CKF Inc., designer and North America manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions, is partnering with Belmark inc., to support a Canadian retail trial with blueberries supplied by The Fruitist, a joint venture between Agrovision Corp. and Berries Paradise. read more

Despite the cold winter in the South of Turkey, the berry industry in Turkey is growing at a rapid pace, says Turgut Aysan, Chairman of the Board at Turkish berry producer Safir Berry: read more

A small but strong, remote-controlled vehicle was tested for its potential to fetch and carry berries picked at Place UK in Tunstead, near North Walsham. It was designed by Silverstone-based engineering firm Performance Projects, which specializes in hi-tech custom vehicles and works with
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The Ecuadorian yellow pitaya fruit, which has received much attention, has started to be sold in the fruit wholesale market this week. In addition, among the large-size fruit categories on the market, the volume of Thai durian has increased, and the price has dropped since last week. Domestic
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The Giumarra Companies is kicking off its domestic berry season with ample supplies. read more

The reigning strawberry queen Tamara Sauter from Bad Wurzach has opened the strawberry season in Oberkirch. The first red fruits come from the plants of Andreas Fieß, member of Obstgroßmarkt Mittelbaden eG (OGM). According to the cooperative, it expects about 2,500 t of strawberries.
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The blueberry industry, besides being one of the newest in the international fruit market, is one of the most global. It is an industry that stands out for permanent development in all areas and its quick adaptation to technological change. In fact, farms have been abandoning the use of soil and
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A slightly cooler spring has delayed the start of the 2023 Hungarian strawberry season for a few days, but with good flowering and good prospects for fruit expected this year. read more

More than 300 people participated in the first edition of the Strawberry Awards, organised by the Association of Producers and Exporters of the Huelva Strawberry, Freshuelva, to annually recognise the support and contribution of individuals, entities or companies to the fruit sector.
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Investing in an international segment is paying dividends for Costa Group. read more

"Over the past few years, our company has experienced significant, double-digit growth (+70%), consolidated mostly as a result of additional buyers from the retail sector. At the moment, we sell our strawberries in twenty supermarket chains, including Italian and European ones, but we have
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