Strawberries

In England, the sudden arrival of mild weather at the beginning of summer, after a cold and rainy spring, has quickly led to a significant strawberry harvest, resulting in an excess supply and causing various growers to deal with large quantities. read more

The Central Statistical Office (GUS) has published the first preliminary estimate of the main crop yields for 2024. What are the predictions for fruit tree yields? read more

Precocity, consistent quality, and productivity are the strengths of the Marimbella® strawberry, the cultivar from the Italian breeding program of Nova Siri Genetics, which has established itself among producers in Southern Italy because they aim to enter the market as early as November with a product. read more

In the 2023/24 season, Egypt continued to be one of the top exporters of fresh strawberries to various Southeast Asian countries, despite a slight decrease in shipments compared to the previous season, as reported by EastFruit. This will secure Egypt the second position in the overall ranking of suppliers. read more

Lodging of late varieties of strawberries read more

With a decrease in turnover of four percent compared to the same month last year, the category is experiencing stronger losses than the overall market and than what the negative calendar effect (-2.2%) would have expected, as stated in the GfK Consumer Index. Despite a nearly stable price level, this is leading to a decline in sales. read more

At the end of July, we check the price situation for raspberries and strawberries at the largest wholesale markets and exchanges in Poland. read more

Five years ago, the strawberry cultivation area in Poland was close to 50,000 hectares. Data for the year 2024 indicates that it has decreased to around 27,000 hectares. Despite such a significant decrease in cultivation area, the production level in terms of tons of harvested strawberries, if it comes to... read more

"The cold and wet period at the beginning of the year, as well as the recent small heatwave, have led us to relocate a larger portion of the predicted harvest quantity to late July and early August," said Lee Port, managing director of the Kent-based... read more

A bumper harvest of British strawberries has been produced due to the recent warm weather. read more

In the case of field beans, the cultivation area was expanded by 28% to 15,100 hectares. The cultivation of root vegetables, including potatoes, also saw an increase of nearly five percent to 17,600 hectares. In addition, around 8,700 hectares of horticultural products, such as fruits and vegetables, were grown on the arable land. read more

The cultivation area of productive asparagus was 3,500 hectares, which is roughly the same as the previous year. According to the Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg, the harvest quantity decreased by 2,100 tons compared to the previous year, but increased by 7% compared to 2022. read more

The cultivation area where asparagus could be harvested covers approximately 3,100 hectares. The remaining approximately 400 hectares are allocated to young plantations that are not yet yielding any produce. This year, the total cultivation area is 4.2% larger than in 2023 (3,344 hectares). Compared to the average of the years 2018 to... read more

In 2021 and 2022, the average was 3.5 and 3.7 different substances. So, this number seems to be slightly decreasing. Nevertheless, PAN-NL found one to three different PFAS pesticides on 69% of the strawberries examined; 46% of the strawberries were contaminated with one to three different. read more

In Schleswig-Holstein, strawberries are cultivated on a total area of 797 hectares this year. Of this, 496 hectares (2023: 520 hectares) have productive strawberry plants in open fields, while the remaining 232 hectares have strawberry plants that have just been planted. read more

In July 2022, bioengineers from the University of Antwerp launched a new citizen science project called Sabofleur, aimed at combating harmful fungi on blossoms, according to the university. Strawberry plants quickly develop mold, and there is a great need for alternatives to. read more

In outdoor cultivation, according to these estimates, only 6.7 tons of strawberries per hectare (t/ha) are expected, which is 30% less than the previous year with an average harvest. With a further declining cultivation area of strawberries in yield (1,300 ha; -14%), the harvest volume in the open field will... read more

This result reflects a very challenging strawberry campaign, with irrigation restrictions in the first phase due to the ongoing drought. This affected the development of the crops, resulting in a smaller harvest and a slight price increase compared to the. read more

This would be the lowest harvest volume since 1995 (68,800 tons). The current estimated strawberry harvest in open fields is thus 24% below the already low strawberry harvest of 2023 of 92,700 tons and 34% below the average harvest volume in open fields for the years 2018 to 2023 of 106,600 tons. read more

Freshuelva has reported that, according to data from partner companies, they produced 221,412 tons of strawberries in the 2023-2024 campaign, which is 9% less than in the previous campaign. These figures reflect a very complex strawberry campaign that started with irrigation restrictions. read more