Blueberries

Due to price increases of eight per cent (fruit) and six per cent (vegetables), sales growth for both categories was significantly higher in November (11% fruit and 7% vegetables). Potatoes also increased in value in the month under review, but only by four per cent. The growth is solely due to
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Peru exported 171,500 tonnes of fresh blueberries between week 18 (the start of the 2023/24 season) and week 51, a decrease of 32 per cent on the same period of the previous campaign. read more

Vincenzo Sabato, an Italian strawberry grower who is well aware of the effects of soil salinity, decided to turn to Pan Agri, a company with more than 40 years of experience in irrigation and fertigation and the creator of the Irrifarm system. read more

"We started growing Payaro strawberries on about 3 hectares in the spring of 1994." According to Francesco Nicodemo, commercial manager of Italian Nicofruit, the harvest took place in April and May and lasted no longer than 40-55 days. read more

According to the president of the Association of Blueberry Producers of Peru (Proarándanos), Daniel Bustamante Canny, Peruvian fresh blueberry exports could reach 215,000 tons by the end of the 2023/2024 campaign, i.e. 25% less than the 285,000 tons sent in the previous campaign. read more

The second strawberry harvest cycle is approaching in Egypt. Mohammed Ezzat, CEO of Egyptian producer Green Nile, predicts a fairly satisfactory season. read more

The Greenery has recently seen a significant increase in Inspire strawberry sales. These popular strawberries are now being sold in the Netherlands, England, Scandinavia, and the Middle East, and further growth is anticipated. The Dutch sales organization plans to scale up the Inspire strawberry
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Huelva-based Surexport has acquired a majority stake in Dutch strawberry producer Jong Fruit, marking the latest milestone in its strategic plan to strengthen its positioning in Northern Europe and achieve year-round production. read more

It seems Estonians can’t get enough of their favourite berries, with a new berry vending machine supplied by No Bananas. This includes blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and peas instantly and in different sizes through the new berry vending machine that has to be restocked at least once
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It seems Estonians can’t get enough of their favourite berries, with a new berry vending machine supplied by No Bananas. This includes blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and peas instantly and in different sizes through the new berry vending machines that has to be restocked at least once
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The Association of Strawberry and Berry Producers and Exporters of Huelva, Freshuelva, the Association of Citrus Growers of the Province of Huelva, Cooperativas Agro-allimentarias Huelva, Asaja-Huelva, UPA-Huelva and the Association of Irrigation Communities of Huelva (Corehu) have expressed
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Tomatoes are still the most important product in terms of annual sales. At 50.6 million euros, they accounted for around a quarter of Veiling's total turnover in 2023. Leeks are in second place and chicory displaced strawberries from third place at the very end of the year. On the
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Morocco has been expanding its fresh berry exports to the Middle East, one of its key markets, at a remarkable pace. EastFruit reports that Moroccan exporters have boosted their shipments of fresh berries to the Persian Gulf countries by eightfold since the MY 2018/19 (July-June), and they have
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Delays at the port of Cape Town have held back two vessels loaded with grapes, stonefruit, pomefruit and the last blueberries of the season. read more

“The 2023 harvest year proved complicated, but we kept pace thanks to our two new raspberry varieties, Easy Star and Easy Rock,” said Luca Molari, who owns the Italian breeder and plant nursery G-Berries with his brother Matteo. “And this year, we will increase the production
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"I would describe the fiscal year 2023 as satisfactory to very good," says Lorenz Boll, Managing Director of OGS Obst- und Gemüsevertrieb Südbaden. "The cultivation of summer products, namely strawberries, cherries and asparagus, has increased in our company. The farms have invested more,
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Among the categories of the fruit and vegetable section, the one we mistakenly call 'berries' is probably the most undervalued. Although they have never seen a forest, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and their companions develop - as small fruits - a share of value sales equal to
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Demand for Moroccan strawberries improved at the end of the year both on the local market and for export. Larache-based strawberry grower Oussama Baioua reports on the progress of the campaign. read more

According to 'EastFruit', Morocco has increased its exports of fresh berries to the Middle East by an average of 64% per year over the past few campaigns. In the first four months of the 2023/24 marketing year, Morocco delivered 127 tonnes of berries to the Persian Gulf.
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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023 Ukraine made a real “berry breakthrough” into the very difficult Swiss market. The fact is that Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, so the food market in this country is very protected from imports, and the requirements for product
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