Raspberries

From the waste from the processing of raspberries and, soon, of cranberries as well, we will find antioxidant active ingredients useful in the production of body care products: the collaboration that has made this possible originates in Veneto and sees Rigoni, a food company, as the protagonist.
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Despite autumn having long crossed its equator, Belarusian market stalls are still piled with fresh berries. While cranberries and grapes remain the main seasonal berries in late October, a journalist raid on Komarovsky market in the capital revealed a supply of fresh strawberries, blueberries,
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EastFruit experts draw attention to the consequences of Storm Bernard, which last weekend caused quite significant damage to the production regions of Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. The assessment of damage to berry plantations is currently ongoing, but preliminary results have been announced,
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Storm Bernard, which hit the Spanish province of Huelva last Sunday, has caused significant damage to the berry sector, with raspberries being the most affected product. The Association of Producers and Exporters of Strawberries and Berries from Huelva (Freshuelva) estimates that about 2,000
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Violent, sand-laden winds reaching speeds of up to 106 km hit Morocco's Atlantic coast, affecting crops, especially arboriculture and soft fruit. In Larache, the hardest-hit location, the winds swept away greenhouses and fruit. Zouhir Daissoria, from red fruit producer Rika, reviews the damage
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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

"In Spain, we usually begin harvesting raspberries in mid-September. It's already a month later now," says Jan van Bergeijk. The Dutchman is responsible for raspberry sales at the Plusberries group in Huelva, Spain. He hopes it will rain soon. "It's getting really urgent; we want to start
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According toEastFruit, the season of exports of Moroccanfrozen raspberries to Spain ended with a result of selling more but earning less. For four consecutive years, imports of frozen berries from Morocco to Spanish market has been growing, and the export volume in the 2022/23 season reached a
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Positive figures for Apofruit's spring liquidations 2023. Between strawberries, asparagus, early potatoes and small fruits (raspberries and blueberries), 21,900,000 euro will be liquidated to producer members, compared to 19,660,000 euro the previous year: +11.3% in value, against a quantity
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine has recently taken a huge step towards becoming the world leader in exports of frozen raspberries, which is amazing as it is happening despite the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Over the past five seasons, the volume of frozen raspberry exports from
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine has recently taken a huge step towards becoming the world leader in exports of frozen raspberries, which is amazing as it is happening despite the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Over the past five seasons, the volume of frozen raspberry exports from
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EW Group, a German based strategic family Holding has signed an agreement for the takeover of Planasa Group, from international private equity firm Cinven and the Spanish family office, Label Investments. read more

It took only a short time for Morocco to become the main supplier of raspberries to the UK, which is about three years. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, negative trends in the Ukrainian raspberry market continued last week, which led to the refusal of several medium-sized farms to continue harvesting berries from their orchards. read more

Moroccan exporters have recently raised their raspberry exports to the UK market sharply, reports EastFruit. The exports of fresh raspberries from Morocco to the UK have grown 40 times over just three past years and reached 15,800 tonnes in the MY 2022/23 (July-June). Those volumes have brought
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Moroccan exporters have recently raised their raspberry exports to the UK market sharply, reports EastFruit. The exports of fresh raspberries from Morocco to the UK have grown 40 times over just three past years and reached 15,800 tonnes in the MY 2022/23 (July-June). Those volumes have brought
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For six consecutive seasons, the agricultural enterprise "Dibrivka Agroservice" has been cultivating organic raspberries on a 30-hectare land in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. Annually, the farm exports hundreds of tons of frozen raspberries to Europe from this area. They employ Polish raspberry
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine tripled exports of frozen raspberries to the US during the first half of 2023. This allowed Ukraine to enter the top ten largest suppliers of frozen raspberries in the USA, for the first time. Ukraine actually ranked 8th among largest exporters of frozen
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Global frozen raspberry market remains under the shock of ultra-low prices. EastFruit described this situation very well and provided very accurate forecast for its further development on the verge of the season in this article. read more