Blueberries

With the arrival of spring and the Easter festivities, demand for asparagus is on the upswing.the strawberry campaign is proceeding at a high pace with very good quality, while the bean campaign has started well in advance.the Romanesco artichoke variety and agretti are in full marketing. read more

With the arrival of spring and the Easter festivities, demand for asparagus is on the upswing.the strawberry campaign is proceeding at a high pace with very good quality, while the bean campaign has started well in advance.the Romanesco artichoke variety and agretti are in full marketing. read more

The Coordinator of Agricultural Producer and Livestock Organizations (COAG) of Andalusia has issued a warning about the threat faced by Huelva's berry sector, as a network of Spanish companies, and especially French ones, backed by investment funds through financial entities and also by some
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The tomato chain is making great strides, especially in the field of research to meet both new phytopathological and commercial challenges. Constant thought is given to how a berry can be improved in the future, but this is done without looking back. read more

The Guardia Civil of Huelva has carried out an investigation on an individual for the unauthorized cultivation of 7,000 plants of a protected blueberry variety, which would constitute a violation of industrial property laws. The investigation started following a complaint from a corporation and a… read more

CHV's Croptimum is an innovative activator based on purified plant molecules that is attracting a lot of interest from manufacturers and others. Its peculiarity is the active ingredient: a molecule from the onion (QQ2) that reacts with Glutathione, among the most
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Fruitbedrijf Hermans will harvest organic strawberries for the first time, starting from the upcoming season onwards. Unlike many other fruits, it's not common for strawberries to be grown organically, but David Hermans and Gunther De Vadder (sales of organic hard and soft fruit at BelOrta)
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A health alert under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) was triggered on 4 March 2024, following a notification issued by the Spanish authorities, reporting the detection of the hepatitis A virus in strawberries imported from Morocco. Since then, an escalation of reactions has
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The Dutch company Jong Fruit announced a strategic partnership with Spanish soft fruit producer Surexport late last year. They want to supply European customers with a year-round assortment of soft fruits. The greenhouse strawberry season has started in the Netherlands, and Arian de Jong is
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Cso Italy took stock of the areas cultivated with strawberries and small fruits (blueberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, blackberries) in our country. For 2024 there is a new slight decline in strawberry cultivation (-1%, same decrease as in 2023). According to last year's figures, only
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A health alert under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) was triggered on 4 March 2024, following a notification issued by the Spanish authorities, reporting the detection of the hepatitis A virus in strawberries imported from Morocco. Since then, the incident has caused an uproar
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The volume of raspberries is snug right now. "It's less than previous seasons. Overall raspberry conventional volume is about 25 percent less than same week (week 10) than last year, according to USDA data," says Jose Saca of Wish Farms, adding that throughout the season, the volume has been
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Egypt and Morocco have emerged as significant forces in the international frozen berry market, consistently ranking among the top five global exporters of frozen strawberries. These North African nations primarily serve the European Union market, yet they are progressively broadening their
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Cso Italy takes stock of the areas cultivated with strawberries and small fruit in our country. A valuable update for companies in the process of fine-tuning their strategies for the next campaigns. read more

Poland, a top-10 global exporter of fresh blueberries, has emerged as one of the most rapidly expanding markets for the fruit, sourcing increasingly from abroad, EastFruit reports. Notably, as of the close of 2023, Poland has ascended to the ranks of the top 8 largest importers of fresh
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The Louvre Museum acquired Jean Siméon Chardin's 18th-century masterpiece, Basket of Wild Strawberries (1761), raising €1.3m from nearly 10,000 individual donors, surpassing its fundraising goal with over €1.6m in donations. The painting, which fetched a record €24.3m at auction, marking
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Diego Juste, press spokesman for the UPA: "The distribution was a success. The strawberries we brought were very well received by consumers. Strawberries are a popular product that everyone likes." read more

Under Defra's proposed changes, common exports such as tomatoes, peppers, apples, pears, grapes or strawberries with a total value of 1 million tonnes in 2022 would be classified as medium risk and subject to increased controls and additional bureaucracy.
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Costa Group has hit the record books for developing and growing the world’s heaviest blueberry, according to the official Guinness World Records. read more

If we were to lift the roofs off all the greenhouses in Almeria, we would discover a true forest hidden under the protective plastics that protect the plants, absorb sunlight, and accumulate warmth, allowing them to be highly productive. Indeed, a total of 48,280 hectares were cultivated last
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