Strawberries

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

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The province of Huelva has become a strategic territory for Nova Siri Genetics, a company that specializes in the research and experimentation of new strawberry and berry varieties. "Huelva is the area in Europe where its activity has grown the most. In fact, in the current 2023-2024 campaign
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A range of berries and salad veg are among more than 40 everyday items to have their prices cut by Aldi. read more

The first new Spanish Calinda strawberries recently arrived at Special Fruit. This Belgian company's Polina Valkanova says the market eagerly anticipated this new harvest. "After a difficult December with lower quality import strawberries, mainly from Egypt and Morocco, we received plenty of
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Egypt is expanding its share of the Chinese market for imported frozen strawberries, reports EastFruit. The Egyptian exports to China from January to November 2023 have already surpassed the total amount of the previous year, making Egypt the top supplier of frozen strawberries to China for the
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Demand is high and supply is low on strawberries right now. “It’s that time of the year. Supply is about 1/4 of what it is when berries are being shipped in the peak summer season,” says Alfredo Ruiz of Naturalar Fresh Inc. “It’s also been a challenge for the farms to produce
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Back in December we spoke to Ben Goodchild from Nationwide Produce, he spoke about the challenging strawberry market at the time. Then it was due to bad weather, less planting in the UK and a lack of air cargo space for the Egyptian imports. read more

Egypt is expanding its share of the Chinese market for imported frozen strawberries, reports EastFruit. The Egyptian exports to China from January to November 2023 have already surpassed the total amount of the previous year, making Egypt the top supplier of frozen strawberries to China for the
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The strawberry harvest in the Spanish province of Huelva has started with some delay this year compared to previous campaigns. "The harvest of the potted varieties has been underway for a month now, but that of the varieties planted on the ground is now starting to pick up," says Salvador Muñoz
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The start-up behind a new AI-based forecasting tool for soft fruit was one of just 13 UK businesses selected to showcase innovation and investment opportunity to leading international financiers at a recent summit hosted by the government. read more

The berry campaign is underway in Huelva with scarcity in the raspberry supply due to the impact of storm Bernard in October, as well as a still limited supply of strawberries due to the delay and reduction in its planting, low temperatures, and few hours of light. As for blueberries, the
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SPAR Slovenia phase out single-use F&V plastic bags and receive FDI Award Slovenia read more

Robots controlled by AI are revolutionising strawberry harvesting in the Czech Republic, showcasing a sustainable approach to agriculture with fewer resources and no chemical products. Fravebot, a robot deployed on the Raěček family farm in Brno, Czech Republic, monitors and harvests
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The strawberries and small fruits of Huelva (Spain) are endangered due to severe irrigation shortages in the area; read more

The strawberry cultivars of Nova Siri Genetics (NSG), an Italian genetic improvement company in the berries sector, continue their rise in production areas characterised by a Mediterranean climate. In particular, in the southern Italian regions, where the
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A successful Christmas for Basilicata's strawberries, thanks to positive feedback from the market. The season started a few weeks early due to temperatures above the seasonal average, but there were no repercussions on quality and volumes are in line
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Egyptian growers have just completed the first half of the strawberry season. The remainder of the fresh strawberry season runs until February when frozen strawberry exports begin. According to Amr Kadah, Export Manager at Fruit.Farm: "Egypt is set to export more strawberries than last season." read more

Demand for Moroccan strawberries improved at the end of the year both on the local market and for export. Larache-based strawberry grower Oussama Baioua reports on the progress of the campaign. read more