Currants

In the current marketing season in Ukraine, grapes have become the most expensive imported fruit at $1.57 per kilogram. In second place in terms of import value are “other fresh fruits” and berries at $1.48 per kilogram. This includes strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mulberry fruit,
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This week Ukrainian farmers have shipped their first relatively large batches of red- and blackcurrants, as reported by EastFruit. Despite rather long and cold spring, the current season started at the same time as last year. read more

For many years, growers and propagators have been looking for an alternative to the proven Jonkheer currant from Tets. The Red Lake mutation MARLENA®, which has been propagated for five years at Kimmig Nursery, a shareholder of Artevos GmbH, not only has the potential to become the currant of
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New berry communication from Dr Krzysztof Gasparski (PROCAM) dated 13.06.2023. In the material recommendations for strawberry, raspberry and currant plantations. read more

Poland is an important producer of fruit in the EU. In terms of the harvest volume of all types of fruit, Poles are ranked fourth – with the share of 8% in the EU production – after Spain, Italy and France, i.e. the countries where citrus and grapes are mostly cultivated. read more

Blackcurrant growers across the UK are optimistic about the potential of this year’s crop, despite enduring weather challenges and escalating production costs, according to The Blackcurrant Foundation. read more

German fruit breeder Artevos says it has identified a potential long-term replacement for the popular redcurrant variety Jonkheer van Tets, an early-harvesting Dutch winter type that produces sweet-sour berries. read more

GroenLeven has started constructing Europe’s largest softfruit covering agri-PV project. When this unique project is complete, Dutch grower Maarten van Hoof, who cultivates raspberries, blackberries, currants, and asparagus, will have 24,206 solar panels protecting his raspberries. These
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In the Netherlands, the late spring affected BerryBrothers' soft fruit production. "Last year, we started harvesting greenhouse redcurrants as early as the beginning of May. Now, we won't start until early next week, so two weeks later," begins Nijs van Zuilen. "The farm workers were especially
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GroenLeven has started constructing Europe's largest softfruit covering agri-PV project. When this unique project is complete, Dutch grower Maarten van Hoof, who cultivates raspberries, blackberries, currants, and asparagus, will have 24,206 solar panels protecting his raspberries. These panels
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The final calculation according to the Polish CIS (German Main Statistical Office) showed that berries ended 2022 with a production of around 589,000 tonnes. This is only 4 % more production than in the previous year. Strawberries achieved the largest share of the total harvest volume with 180,000 t, followed by
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Read how NFU member and Fruit Grower of the Year 2022 Anthony Snell is improving his business resilience through climate-friendly farming: read more

The Nas inspection had led to the discovery of one tonne of fruit and vegetables poorly stored in the cold storage room. In addition to this, twenty-seven kilos of blueberries and currants that were in the process of being processed appeared already mouldy, although an employee was
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The use of the insecticide containing the active substance cyantraniliprole for the control of cherry vinegar flies (Drosophila suzukii) on red, white and black currants and on blueberries is authorised from 15 May to 11 September 2023. read more

The new Leni's juice reference based on Trentino-Alto Adige apples and berries, presented for the first time at Tuttofood (Hall 3, stand R07), combines territory and healthiness. Without the use of concentrates read more

Although temperatures are not in line with the season due to bad weather in many Italian regions, demand for summer fruits is growing in wholesale markets; read more

Ribena owner Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland (SBF GB&I) has unveiled a research project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the growing of blackcurrants through regenerative farming practices. read more

On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product Isonet Z. read more

According to EastFruit, in the spring there is a sharp increase in requests for the purchase of blackcurrant and sea buckthorn seedlings from Kyrgyzstan, where many farmers are becoming interested in growing fruits. read more

Grower Kwekerij De Koning from Etten-Leur delivered the first early raspberries of the Kwanza variety. "With this first sale we start the domestic soft fruit season. In the coming weeks and months we will start with the first sale of our blackberries, blueberries, currants,
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