Strawberries

Following a slow start to the Florida strawberry season with a shorter supply, production is about to increase. “It has been cool and cloudy here which has affected the yield. We didn’t get as many berries as we should have but it’s warming now and it has been increasing,” says Justin
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Not all Turkish regions are currently in season when it comes to the strawberry export. The area of Izmit is currently preparing for the new upcoming season in April, says Amir Faltas, General Manager of Turkish strawberry exporter N.E. Farm: “We grow our strawberries in Turkey, in an area
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According to EastFruit, Egypt is expanding its export markets for vegetables and fruits, and Brazil is one of the most promising destinations. In 2023, Egyptian exporters doubled their shipments of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables to Brazil and gained a strong foothold for some products. read more

According to EastFruit, Egypt is expanding its export markets for vegetables and fruits, and Brazil is one of the most promising destinations. In 2023, Egyptian exporters doubled their shipments of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables to Brazil and gained a strong foothold for some products. read more

Valentine's Day has come and gone. Around this time, thoughts might typically turn towards champagne and strawberries, or perhaps even tomatoes. However, a quintessential Belgian vegetable, chicory (witloof), might not be the first thing that comes to mind. Yet, BelOrta sees a natural connection
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The latest social media trend in China involves young people competing to consume strawberries without using their teeth, aiming to leave behind a "strawberry skeleton" with only seeds and white veins. Originating from a post on Xiaohongshu by a user named @Aqing, this challenge emphasizes the
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A flat Valentine's Day for the fruit of love: strawberries. The Centro Agroalimentare in Bologna had expected a livelier demand on the occasion of the anniversary, but instead sales were calm and without exploits. Quotations are down compared to last week,
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Jarðarberjaland is Icelandic for Strawberry Land – a fitting name for the greenhouse company where Steinar Jensen and his wife Hólmfríður Geirsdóttir grow strawberries for the local market. Sitting on a source with near-boiling water, energy and heat use are naturally sustainable – but
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According to the company, this innovation, in which strawberry plants are grown from seed, not only promises a good yield and good quality strawberries, but is above all a major step towards the sustainable cultivation of this crop. read more

Berry grower Hall Hunter has launched a major recruitment programme to entice seasonal workers to join. read more

In Belgium, large greenhouse vegetable prices remained below the five-year average in week 6, too. A slight uptick in the median price for loose and vine tomatoes could not prevent that. Cucumber median prices even kept declining. read more

According to BMTI's elaborations on the surveys carried out in the wholesale markets of the Italmercati network, once again this year, purchases dedicated to Valentine's Day evening have led to changes in the prices of the products most frequently purchased for the occasion. In particular, it is
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Red-colored fruits like strawberries, raspberries, and cherries are popular leading up to Valentine’s Day. Berry company Driscoll’s came up with the idea to offer a heart-shaped raspberry clamshell to contribute to a healthy Day of Love. The clamshell was re-introduced to the US and Canadian
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California is currently in-between rain events. The final part of the most recent storm came through last Thursday morning, February 8. “Up until last Thursday, we basically had a five-day period of rain and received between 5-15 inches during that time frame,” says David Holden, owner of
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Due to the decline in market volume due to the recent cold wave and the stimulation of consumption during the holidays, the price and volume of Chinese strawberries rebounded after New Year's Day up to the eve of the Chinese New Year. It is understood that this season’s strawberries are on the
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Angus Soft Fruits has begun commercial production of two new strawberry varieties, bred to fruit throughout the winter season. read more

Uzbekistan is gearing up for a busy harvest season, with its favourable climate and fertile lands promising a bounty of fruits throughout the year. read more

Angus Soft Fruits announced the commercial production of two new strawberry varieties, bred to produce delicious fruit throughout the winter season. Intended for production in the Mediterranean region, trials and tests over the past four years have proved they have something special to offer
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SanLucara Fruit Logistica 2024 presented some novelties. "We are launching heart-shaped packages with different products, the blueberry, strawberry, cherry tomato, grape, which will be available all year round and especially during festivities," Erminio Colombini reports,
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Juggling strawberries or taking a hearty bite of an apple: you can see that these people are having fun at work in the large-format photographs by British photographer Yves Salmon, which can be seen in Hall 27 during FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024. read more