April frosts, as well as the weather anomalies we are experiencing this season, have contributed to significant damage on blackcurrant plantations. This can already be seen after flowering, with only 2-3 berries remaining on some clusters. As reported by Dr. Piotr read more

Security measures should be carried out after the threat threshold is exceeded. The methodology of inspections and the thresholds of danger levels have been described in the communication from April 4, 2024. The threat thresholds for aphids and rose leaf rollers remain the same until... 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

This year's International Currant Conference will take place in Austria in Leibnitz, organized by the Styrian Berry Cooperative. This year's program includes visits to horticultural farms and companies, presentations read more

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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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Most of the auctions for the GOCC are conducted via the allegro.pl platform. Mostly fresh dessert fruit has found its way there. They are to be delivered to the winners at the start of the harvest season. It is mainly strawberries that can be bought there, but also other fruits such as
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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

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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The first character in our series of #Real Stories reportages is Rafał Podstawka. A gardener with ties to the Lublin region since birth, he now runs a farm focused on dessert fruit production in Klementowice, near Puławy. When he started dealing with
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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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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

Vineyards are the fastest-growing edible agricultural crop sector in England, according to recent statistics issued by Defra. read more

"We have pretty much put the summer season behind us and are now in the off-season. Currently, our assortment here in Friesenheim includes damsons, currants, blueberries, quinces, grapes, apples and pears. We have had an intensive year, however, the first year is usually always demanding. We are
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By now, Dutch red currant growers have just about finished harvesting for storage. "Kilos were generally slightly lower than last year, but the addition of young plots could make up for that," says Marcel van Lith of The Greenery. read more