Blueberries

Blueberries have commanded high prices for several months. "Peru has good quality, but the prices are relentlessly high, and there's minimal product available. Some importers have stopped importing from there. We're, however, in a somewhat different area, so we'll keep getting Peruvian
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Omni Xtra®+, Berry Global’s high-performance PE cling film will be the key focus of the company’s stand at the forthcoming Marca by BolognaFiere Private Label Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Bologna, Italy on 16 and 17 January 2024. read more

Blueberry sorting machine “Green Sort” is another interesting product from the Polish company, being sold in dozens of countries around the world: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France, South Africa, Romania, Belarus, Russia and Lithuania. Positive opinions from satisfied customers
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In partnership with the renowned University of Georgia (UGA) Horticulturist Scott NeSmith, California Berry Genetics developed a blueberry seedling program. NeSmith was the head of the UGA Blueberry Breeding Program for over 20 years and bred the Duchess series blueberry varieties “Through
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Fieldwork Robotics Ltd., developers of selective, adaptive and modular harvesting robots is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a £515k grant from the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to accelerate its £1.1m BerryBot Project. read more

Robots controlled by AI are revolutionising strawberry harvesting in the Czech Republic, showcasing a sustainable approach to agriculture with fewer resources and no chemical products. Fravebot, a robot deployed on the Raěček family farm in Brno, Czech Republic, monitors and harvests
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The strawberries and small fruits of Huelva (Spain) are endangered due to severe irrigation shortages in the area; read more

The Mexican blueberry industry stands at the intersection of quality cultivation, market proximity, and sustainable practices, positioning itself as a prominent player in the global blueberry market. Varietal replacement plays a pivotal role in shaping the Mexican blueberry industry, offering
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The strawberry cultivars of Nova Siri Genetics (NSG), an Italian genetic improvement company in the berries sector, continue their rise in production areas characterised by a Mediterranean climate. In particular, in the southern Italian regions, where the
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A successful Christmas for Basilicata's strawberries, thanks to positive feedback from the market. The season started a few weeks early due to temperatures above the seasonal average, but there were no repercussions on quality and volumes are in line
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Egyptian growers have just completed the first half of the strawberry season. The remainder of the fresh strawberry season runs until February when frozen strawberry exports begin. According to Amr Kadah, Export Manager at Fruit.Farm: "Egypt is set to export more strawberries than last season." read more

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

Ruy Barbosa or Northbay Chile has been appointed as the interim president of the Chilean Blueberry Committee following the departure of Felipe Silva last month. He will hold the position until a new president and board of directors is elected once the current season has concluded. read more

According to agraria.pe, the current season could end with a volume of 215,000 tonnes. This would be a drop of 25% compared to the previous year. read more

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