Currants

Raspberries, blackberries, red currants, and gooseberries also started ripening ahead of schedule. According to forecasts from the State Chamber of Agriculture and the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Association (FruitVeB), the fruit industry can expect a moderately good berry harvest this year. read more

The currant processing plant has achieved record-high prices for currants in the current season. Additionally, it has been found that the end of the season will be much earlier, just like the campaign started earlier. What are the current prices for purchasing currants? read more

For this reason, in the southwest of Germany, the harvest quantities of the main variety Rovada cannot yet be accessed. In the west of Germany, there is also no seamless transition between ripening groups. The harvest of Rovada is set to begin in the second half of this week. read more

This year's currant season in Poland may go down in history. Not only in terms of record prices. And what are those prices? read more

The Swiss Fruit Association (SOV) estimates that this summer 2,225 tons of raspberries, 525 tons of blackberries, 847 tons of blueberries, and 356 tons of red currants will be produced. "This year's harvest quantities are above the average of the past five years for almost all crops. Only with the read more

The pricing situation in the processing currant segment is relatively stable. However, the fact that the average price fluctuates around a constant value does not mean that nothing is happening in this fruit market segment. What are the current purchase prices for black and colored currants? read more

This shows an AMI survey among the most important berry marketing producer groups. In the case of currants, of which the first berries have already made their way into the retail sector, there were losses due to late frosts, especially for early varieties like Jonkher van Tets. read more

The currant harvesting season has not yet reached its peak supply period. It also has not reached the price levels that fruit producers are expecting. How much do the proposed currant purchase prices differ from those expected? read more

W centralnej Rosji mrozy w maju okazały się niszczące dla wielu upraw, w tym tradycyjnej porzeczki czarnej. Ta jagoda ma krótki okres kwitnienia, który w tym roku zbiegł się z temperaturami poniżej zera. To drugi rok z rzędu, kiedy niekorzystna pogoda znacząco zmniejszyła plony. read more

The new Dutch soft fruit season is about to start at BerryBrothers. They sold the last of their stored redcurrants last week. "We're often out of stock by late March. This year, that took slightly longer. The quality of the redcurrants from storage was superb. We've innovated a lot in read more

Cso Italy took stock of the areas cultivated with strawberries and small fruits (blueberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, blackberries) in our country. For 2024 there is a new slight decline in strawberry cultivation (-1%, same decrease as in 2023). According to last year's figures, only
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Poland's blueberry cultivation spans over 12,000 hectares, with a year-on-year increase in plantation area. The country's production of blueberries reached 55,000 tons in 2022, with projections for 2023 set at 67,500 tons, marking it as the only berry segment witnessing growth amidst declines in
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"Redcurrant sales have been good since the summer and prices are higher than we've seen in recent years," began Marcel van Lith, senior sales agent at The Greenery, in late November. He says there are two contributing factors. "Demand has been broader and the supply slightly smaller." read more

CMR Group recently joined a campaign dedicated to informing consumers about the crucial role of the agri-food industry in safeguarding Spain's food security. read more

Chairman of the Fruit Producers Union, Martin Ludvik, shared alarming news about last year's fruit harvest in the Czech Republic, marking it as the worst in the past six years. Stone fruits suffered due to raw and cold weather during flowering. read more

The marketing of soft fruit is currently going relatively smoothly. "We mainly source raspberries from Morocco and Spain, blueberries from Peru and blackberries and currants from Dutch greenhouses. Overall, the supply situation is satisfactory and quality is quite good," says Hasan Atula, berry
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For a little over a decade, small fruits have carved out an important position in national fruit production. As we can see from the raspberry production graph, the quantities of the national product have grown by about 50% in ten years. Similar and
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Fruit producer Marcel Blum on marketing his redcurrants: read more

A team of European researchers has looked into the role of blackcurrant extracts in reducing blood sugar or glycemic levels after meals and investigated whether fruit fiber can enhance this effect. Their results indicate that while blackcurrant reduces glycemic levels immediately after meals,
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The last Dutch blackberries and raspberries spell the end of the harvesting season at BerryBrothers. Cousins Nijs and Teun van Zuilen reflect on that and consider the weeks ahead. "Our customers are increasingly moving toward a year-round, premium soft fruit package," begins Nijs. read more