Blueberries

The first strawberries of the season are already growing at S&A Produce. This may seem early in the year, but it shows how much the British berry sector has advanced in lengthening the season and investing in new growing technology. "At S&A, we began picking on March 4th, so we..." read more

Employing seasonal workers, especially foreigners, is now a standard practice in farms producing berries. However, the key is not only finding an employee, but above all ensuring their legal employment and meeting all deadlines.

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After a timid sign of recovery in the volumes of fruit and vegetables Lcc in the Large-Scale Retail Trade (Gdo), week 11 shows a negative balance; the increase in the average mix price, furthermore, is not enough to defend the value. Supermarkets and free services manage to contain the decline, while hypermarkets and discount stores... read more

With a recent sunny spell, the new strawberry season has started cautiously at Kwekerij Demedts - De Mey. Benoit Demedts' nursery has already had the first picking of strawberries, but the volumes are still limited. Production is expected to increase from the beginning of next week. read more

Pogoda w północnym Maroku ustabilizowała się po kilku epizodach silnych wiatrów, zimnych frontów i burz. Temperatury sprzyjają lepszym plonom borówki, a długo oczekiwany szczyt zbiorów jest planowany na pierwszy tydzień kwietnia, według Zouhira Disourii, dyrektora generalnego Global First. read more

In intensively grown strawberry crops under cover, despite favorable growing conditions, problems with gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) continue to occur. The use of chemical plant protection products is limited due to restrictions associated with their use.

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BerryWorld has announced that the world's top Padel player Delfi Brea will be the company's brand ambassador for 2026. read more

Disturbing signals from raspberry plant growers regarding the quality of nursery material are reaching our editorial office. With the planting season for plug plants kicking off around the end of March and beginning of April, many producers are facing serious issues. read more

"We began operations in 2021, focusing on exporting fresh produce such as avocados and organic blueberries, emphasizing quality from the field and dynamic commercial management," explains Alexandra Valdez, representative of the Peruvian company Frutical. "We understand that exporting begins at the... read more

March has always been the month of strawberries. In the imagination of Italian consumers, the beginning of spring coincides with the arrival of this fruit, which in the fruit and vegetable department represents the first real impulse purchase of the year. However, 2026 started off uphill: read more

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The situation on raspberry plantations with fruiting two-year-old canes, which had to overwinter, is very diverse. Damage is certain after temperatures dropped to several dozen degrees below freezing. Therefore, thorough inspections are necessary. While the canes themselves may not look too bad, read more

Growing costs related to the conflict in the Middle East are affecting supply chains of fresh products to the UK, with berry producers signaling cost pressures ahead of the upcoming summer season. The British Fruit Growers Association read more

BerryWorld, a part of the world's second-largest berry group, AgroBerries, has announced a partnership with professional padel player Delfi Brea. Delfi will serve as the company's brand ambassador for 2026. Born in Buenos Aires in 1999, Delfi is a professional padel player. At the age of 17, she moved to Spain. read more

Premium blueberry varieties are gaining a larger market share in Peru's export market, with FOB prices consistently higher than those of standard genetics, as shown by data presented by Agronometrics at the International Blueberry Seminar in Lima. The analysis, which is based on export data from SUNAT, compares... read more

Kwek Global Pte Ltd has agreed to a weekly shipment program with a Chinese blueberry grower and packer to import and distribute one container per week to the Singapore market, starting in early March 2026. "We have chosen to import the Chinese blueberries in March 2026 to avoid direct… read more

Premium blueberry varieties in Peru are becoming increasingly popular in the export market, with FOB prices consistently surpassing those of standard genetics. This trend is signaling to producers the potential for higher profitability and encouraging them to consider planting these varieties for future orchard renewal. These findings were presented by Agronometrics in preliminary research. read more