Blueberries
Egypt leads in fresh strawberry exports to Malaysia and ranks fifth in South-East Asia’s total imports
2023-05-11 00:00
Egypt became the largest exporter of fresh strawberries to the Malaysian market in MY 2021/22 (July-June) and continued to increase shipments in the current MY 2022/23, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, Egyptian exporters kept improving their position in the whole market of the South-East
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North Carolina production helps keep blueberry volumes steady
2023-05-11 00:00
Supplies of blueberries in North America are strong. “Georgia is past its peak, wrapping up highbush varieties in the next week or so,” says Tim Crane, Category Manager of Blueberries for Oppy. “We are loading new crop from North Carolina next week for the first time. It’s
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Raspberries 2023 - Fertilizers for a good start
2023-05-11 00:00
In raspberry plantations that are being established right now, but also those that are growing, it is worth taking care of a strong root system. How can it be strengthened and how to feed the plants at the start of the growing season? Straight from the Raspberry Factory in Karczmiska
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“There is definitely an increase in kiwiberry consumption”
2023-05-11 00:00
The kiwiberry is gaining popularity and consumers who try it usually come back for seconds, says Ricardo Machado, export manager of berries for Portuguese berry trader Minikiwi Farm: “We expect a great season for our kiwiberries. We’re seeing solid demand and thanks to the quality of the
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The phenological phase of highbush blueberry plants was determined for three cultivars of different earliness: 'Duke' (early), 'Bluecrop' (medium) and 'Last Call' (late) on a plantation located in the Lublin Province. This evaluation and the prevailing weather conditions allow
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Save Foods’ commercial strawberry pilot
2023-05-10 08:00
Save Foods, an agri-food tech company specialising in eco-crop protection has announced it will begin conducting a large scale commercial pilot with Congeladora Nino, a large Mexican strawberry packer.
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Latvian fruit growers lose harvest due to cold spring
2023-05-10 00:00
Last weekend, in some places in Latvia, the temperature at night dropped to -7 C. Many berry and fruit farms confirmed yield losses of up to 80%-90%. The industry association plans to turn to the Ministry of Agriculture for assistance.
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Ocean Spray and Hershey launch new partnership
2023-05-10 00:00
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by roughly 700 farmer families, has today announced a new partnership with The Hershey Company, an industry-leading snacks company, for a line of sweet treats made from real fruit. The new snack line features a delicious chocolate
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Why invest in modern strawberry production in Georgia when Turkey is the neighbor? – plans of cooperative “Madlieri”
2023-05-10 00:00
EastFruit periodically publishes an analysis of the Georgian strawberry market, where local producers frequently comment about the price competition with Turkish strawberries and its negative effects on local production, at the same time we observe the developments in the market, although big
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The spring development of blueberry flower buds took place under not very favourable weather conditions. It is likely to be the same with blueberry flowering, the forecasts for the next several days are rather unoptimistic. Meteorologists forecast a cool and sunny
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Blueberry varieties and market expectations
2023-05-10 00:00
The XII International Blueberry Conference was an excellent opportunity to meet with representatives of leading growers and producers of blueberry seedlings. We ask Marcin Wereszczuk of Fall
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Record prices for strawberries in Ukraine in May 2023
2023-05-10 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, the situation on the strawberry market in Eastern Europe is non-standard in 2023. Cold and mostly cloudy weather in Ukraine leads to a delay in the ripening of berries, which affects prices.
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Save Foods commences first large scale commercial pilot with Mexican strawberry packer
2023-05-10 00:00
Save Foods, Inc., an agri-food tech company specializing in eco-crop protection that helps to reduce food waste and ensure food safety while reducing the use of pesticides, has announced that it will begin conducting a large scale commercial pilot with Congeladora Nino, a large Mexican
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The USDA has released key findings for the Southern Region crops.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina yields to Ukraine and Morocco on the global raspberry market
2023-05-10 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of Ukraine’s competitors on the global frozen raspberry market has reduced its exports in value terms by 48%, and in quantitative terms by 45% over the past 12 calendar months. Thus, this country lost its high position in the
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Strawberries for big retail chains and wholesale markets
2023-05-10 00:00
"We started harvesting strawberries in late March and will continue until late June. Ours is not a mass-production, but rather a selected one, so we manage to also reach the big retail sale chains and wholesale markets focusing on organolpetic qualities," explains Davide Modigliani, a producer
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A recent report by "Interagro" reveals that the fruit and berry market in Russia has the potential to increase by almost 70%, reaching 14.6 million tons annually. The research suggests that the country's current consumption of fruits and berries is significantly lower than the recommended daily
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Chokeberry seedlings - what is worth knowing about them?
2023-05-10 00:00
Aronia in Poland grows on about 14,000 hectares of fields and its annual production is usually 40-55 thousand tonnes. There are farms in the country where it is the primary direction of production, but there are also those where it is planted mainly with
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“Minus temperatures at night in May are very normal”
2023-05-09 00:00
It’s very unclear what kind of damage the frosts have caused to the Polish blueberries, says Sandra Stefaniak-Syguła, co-owner of Polish berry trader Berrytrade: “It’s challenging for us to predict what kind of damages these frosts will cause, because we are not growers ourselves. And you
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Strawberry plantations after frost - losses already visible!
2023-05-09 00:00
Most of the plantations on the farm of Magdalena and Mateusz Włodarczyk were covered for the frost period with a 23 g/m2 agro-textile fleece from Agrimpex (read also). And all the luck. We went to a part of the field where the fleece was missing for two
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