Blueberries

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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What innovations have you been working on in the past year? read more

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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More than a quarter of a million packages of frozen berries and smoothies are under recall by the Oregon Potato Company because of hepatitis A contamination. read more

Blueberries are top of mind given the shortages the retail shelves have seen this fall, though that’s largely to do with the shorter supply from import countries such as Peru. Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and the North American Blueberry Council, shares
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This issue of Eurofruit brings you an in-depth look at all the developments in the world of berries as we build up to the 2023 edition of the Global Berry Congress, which takes place in Rotterdam on 28 November. read more

This issue of Eurofruit brings you an in-depth look at all the developments in the world of berries as we build up to the 2023 edition of the Global Berry Congress, which takes place in Rotterdam on 28 November. read more

Growing the customer base both domestically and overseas has been the name of the game for Poland’s blueberry industry in 2023. This dual focus, while also increasing automation and planting new, high-quality varieties, has meant a busy 12 months. read more