Blueberries

Cranberry beer is becoming an innovative addition to Thanksgiving tables in New Jersey, leveraging the state's status as a top cranberry producer. Craft breweries, focusing on local ingredients, are turning to cranberries, which flourish in the state's acidic, boggy soil. Toms River Brewing,
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“Previously, we needed up to 50.000 m3 of water per hectare per year. Now that we grow in containers, we have reduced this to 1.500 m3 per year. The quality of the fruits has improved, and grows at a higher density. The plants have better roots, no stress, and they are healthier.” It is one
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Top of the Crops… British Berry Growers name Co-op' Retailer of the Year' read more

For the OP Zuccarella cooperative, the new strawberry season has been underway for about two weeks now. Supply and demand are currently unbalanced. There is a strong demand for the product from both Italian and foreign operators, according to sales manager Luca Zuccarella. read more

Poland creates constant problems for Ukrainian agribusiness through illegal bans on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, which violates the EU legislation. Currently Poland is blocking border checkpoints, which impedes the passage of transport and leads to huge additional costs for
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UK berry industry body British Berry Growers has named the Co-op ‘2023 retailer of the year’ for achieving the highest growth in UK berry sales this season. read more

Reports from around the world currently describe a dynamic global blueberry market. The Netherlands is grappling with an ongoing shortage, particularly from Peru and South Africa, leading to persistently high prices and challenges for suppliers. In Germany, importers face a significant drop in
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In these days of mid-autumn, at the Sant'Orsola cooperative, the evaluation of the 2023 harvest and the forecasts for 2024 are overlapping. The focus is on the blueberry that the cooperative produces from the north to the south of Italy, on the farms of its 800 members. The strategies adopted
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Solarelli, the premium line of the Apofruit group, will be the protagonist in the TV debut of 'L'Orto di Carlotta', the cooking show hosted by Carlotta Perego, which aims to discover vegetable cuisine through recipes that are easy to prepare but never give up variety
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The marketing of small fruits and strawberries for Terre della Luce, the producer organisation based in Metapontino, Policoro, started a fortnight ago. With the president of the Op, Carmela Suriano,we had an overview of the season and the main objectives, both
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“Blueberries in Europe are expensive and that’s a good thing: there is limited availability, with Peru being down by as much as 40%, and they’ve passed their seasonal peak,” says Elzette Schutte, operations manager at BerriesZA, the South African berry industry organisation. read more

Raspberry supply has been steady for the last few weeks and is about to pick up. “At North Bay, we’re expecting our supply to increase over the next two to three weeks. We’re looking at promotional type volume from now through the month of December,” says Sarah Quackenbush of North Bay
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Moroccan strawberry growers are gearing up for the harvest soon, in December. Zniker Omar, owner of Souir Berry, and soft fruit producer based in Larache, comments on the progress of production. read more

Due to considerable bottlenecks, the supply situation on the global blueberry market is currently quite tense. "The quantities in Peru are not available, which is due to the massive harvest losses caused by El Niño. To make matters worse, the majority of available blueberries are shipped to the
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Morocco continues to conquer the UK market at an accelerated pace. According to EastFruit, a record volume of Moroccan blueberries was delivered to the UK market in the current season. Moreover, Morocco managed to surpass one of the largest exporters of this product – Spain – in terms of
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Solarelli, the premium line of the Apofruit group, will make its TV debut with 'L'Orto di Carlotta', a cooking show hosted by Carlotta Perego, who wants to discover vegetable cooking without giving up variety and taste. Strawberries, carrots, kiwi, blueberries, apples and on TV for L'Orto di Carlotta read more

Morocco continues to conquer the UK market at an accelerated pace. According to EastFruit, a record volume of Moroccan blueberries was delivered to the UK market in the current season. Moreover, Morocco managed to surpass one of the largest exporters of this product – Spain – in terms of
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Due to El Niño, the yearly warm ocean current appearing along the Peruvian coast around December, Peruvian blueberry production is down by more than 50%, leaving a gap in the world markets leading to higher prices in general. read more

The past few weeks have been very challenging for blueberry suppliers, traders and packers because the volumes from both Peru and South Africa simply weren't there. "Blueberries remained very much in demand in the market, so there has been a bizarre price situation for quite some time," said
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