Blueberries

In the Netherlands, BayWa r.e. and its subsidiary GroenLeven have begun construction on Europe's largest "Fruitvoltaic" project. The plant, which involves mounting PV modules over raspberries, has a record-breaking output of 8.7 MWp, according to the
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On his plot of 2,500m², Thomas Le Bot grows raspberries, mainly for French pastry chefs, as well as supermarkets. The harvest started 3 weeks ago, and this year's raspberries are more fragile than last year's,” according to the feedback from the pastry chefs. Raspberries are a “very
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While 790 t of blueberries were exported in May last year, 1,574 t were exported in May this year, agraria.pe refers to Proarándanos. read more

At a temporary storage warehouse in the Pskov region, a state inspector of the North-Western Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor, during quarantine phytosanitary control, found berries with signs of infection with strawberry anthracnose. The 11.5 tons of strawberries were transported
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At almost 1,700m above sea level, Nooyenskopje in Magoebaskloof, Limpopo, has had an exceptional kiwi crop, running across all colours. read more

The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Otar Shamugia, has visited local blueberry farmers in the village of Narazeni of Zugdidi. He inspected the blueberry harvesting process and commended the state program for blueberry gardening, stating: “In Samegrelo,
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The organisers divided the meeting into several stages of a different nature. The introductory part was intended to provide the attendees with ideas for actively promoting the consumption of blueberries. A nutritionist, Dr Justyna Bylinowska, discussed the health-promoting properties of blueberries, sharing the
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The farmers in Georgia have completed the harvest of local strawberry varieties from the Kakheti region. Now the market is left with only the remontant varieties from open fields and greenhouses available. Following the end of the harvest of local strawberry varieties, the average wholesale
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Growing mats are an innovative approach for the production of vegetables (cucumber, tomato, pepper) and strawberries under cover. They eliminate the use of peat, rockwool or perlite and reduce the amount of coir fibre to a minimum. read more

Driscoll’s berries scooped three gongs in the May round of the Superior Taste Awards 2023, organized by the International Taste Institute. read more

Georgian farmers have begun selling the first raspberry harvest of the season, with initially soaring prices. Supermarkets are pricing raspberries at up to 30 GEL/kg ($11.5), while farmers are selling their produce on-site for 15-20 GEL/kg ($5.75-$7.66). It is worth noting that only a fraction
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Masseria Fruttirossilancia on the market a new juice mix under its brand name 'Lome Super Fruit': the new reference is 'pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry', three fruits rich in vitamins, minerals and natural antioxidants. The new flavour is also, like all 'Lome Super
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For "Domenico Laghi", a historic trading business based in Forlì, the apricot, peach and nectarine campaign has started off well with good demand from both Italy and abroad. "Demand is lively but quantities are not very high, so there is no particular problem when it comes to selling and prices
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As the UK-Australia trade deal is now in force, not everyone seems to totally informed. Unlike Australia, the UK is retaining its tariffs, quotas and product specific safeguards on Australian agricultural products for many years. read more

Compared to this time last year, supplies of raspberries are being described as a mixed bag. Jose Saca of Wish Farms notes that supplies of the berry from Mexico got a little tight in week 22, dropping about 1.5 million kg. from week 21 to 22 according to USDA data. “The first eight weeks of
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Every day he gets five or six inquiries from India about South African fruit, says Sri Krishna, founding director of Paarl-based Fruitful Global which he set up after 26 years in the trade in India and Singapore. read more

The harvesting of Fragolà, the brand that identifies mountain strawberries at Kingfruit, started a few days ago. It is a product grown at 1200 meters asl in the Verona province as well as in soilless crops, and it guarantees a constant production with excellent crunchiness, organoleptic quality
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Apple prices have recently reached their historic high in Ukraine, according to EastFruit. read more

The countdown is on to the 2023 International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit, which kicks off on July 3 in Poland and is the first to take place in Europe. read more

Global Plant Genetics (GPG), the UK-based IP company, has recently extended its representation of the raspberry varieties from James Hutton by taking on the territories of Mexico and Guatemala for the varieties Skye, Lewis and Glen Mor. Mexico is the world’s largest exporter of fresh raspberries. read more