Strawberries

For decades, Mexicans crossed the border to pick Americans' lettuce, grapes, and strawberries. Mexico had a seemingly inexhaustible supply of farmhands — tough, hard-working men who did the jobs most Americans didn't want.But the country is running short of farm workers.The workforce is
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Belgian cooperative BelOrta is prepared for the new strawberry campaign in Belgium, with the first volumes of the season already on the shelves and peak volumes arriving in the next month. read more

Over the last five years, the strawberry category has seen retail prices rise by 30 percentage points, areas tend to be stable and imports almost halved. The picture that emerges from the Agroter Fruit and Vegetable Monitor analysis seems to be rather rosy
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The doors of the Nova Siri Genetics research and experimentation center, whose varieties have been introduced into various continents (Europe, America, Africa, and Oceania), have opened for the third consecutive year to enable operators to visit the Policoro facility (Matera) and learn about the
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The production of small fruit in Trentino reaches an annual quantity of around 12 thousand tonnes. The hectares involved in the cultivation of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries number around 500, yet this sector plays an important role for Trentino agriculture both for the
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In March's category review, we provided you with an overview of strawberries, which showed that, on the one hand, there has been a steady increase in retail prices in recent years and, on the other hand, an abnormal decline in consumption in 2023 (click here to read more); read more

In March's category review, we provided you with an overview of strawberries, which showed that, on the one hand, there has been a steady increase in retail prices in recent years and, on the other hand, an abnormal decline in consumption in 2023 (click here to read more); read more

Following the revival of activities on the market of frozen raspberries and consequent price rise, EastFruit team continues monitoring the situation carefully. Here is the latest update on the market development for key frozen fruits and berries in the EU. read more

The current strawberry season in the province of Huelva, which accounts for 90 percent of the national production, has reached a third of the expected total marketing volume, a moment that has coincided with "a sharp drop" in the price at source of the fruit.

The current strawberry season in the province of Huelva, which accounts for 90 percent of the national production, has reached a third of the expected total marketing volume, a moment that has coincided with "a sharp drop" in the price at source of the fruit. read more

The current strawberry season in the province of Huelva, which accounts for 90 percent of the national production, has reached a third of the expected total marketing volume, a moment that has coincided with "a sharp drop" in the price at source of the fruit.

The current strawberry season in the province of Huelva, which accounts for 90 percent of the national production, has reached a third of the expected total marketing volume, a moment that has coincided with "a sharp drop" in the price at source of the fruit. read more

For the third consecutive year, the Open Day of the breeder Nova Siri Genetics(Ngs), specialised in strawberries and small fruits, took place in Policoro today. The event fostered discussion with the entire supply chain, with guests from Italy, Spain, Greece, Algeria, Egypt and Albania,
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For the third consecutive year, the Open Day of the breeder Nova Siri Genetics(Ngs), specialised in strawberries and small fruits, took place in Policoro today. The event fostered discussion with the entire supply chain, with guests from Italy, Spain, Greece, Algeria, Egypt and Albania,
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With the arrival of spring and the Easter festivities, demand for asparagus is on the upswing.the strawberry campaign is proceeding at a high pace with very good quality, while the bean campaign has started well in advance.the Romanesco artichoke variety and agretti are in full marketing. read more

With the arrival of spring and the Easter festivities, demand for asparagus is on the upswing.the strawberry campaign is proceeding at a high pace with very good quality, while the bean campaign has started well in advance.the Romanesco artichoke variety and agretti are in full marketing. read more

CHV's Croptimum is an innovative activator based on purified plant molecules that is attracting a lot of interest from manufacturers and others. Its peculiarity is the active ingredient: a molecule from the onion (QQ2) that reacts with Glutathione, among the most
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Fruitbedrijf Hermans will harvest organic strawberries for the first time, starting from the upcoming season onwards. Unlike many other fruits, it's not common for strawberries to be grown organically, but David Hermans and Gunther De Vadder (sales of organic hard and soft fruit at BelOrta)
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A health alert under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) was triggered on 4 March 2024, following a notification issued by the Spanish authorities, reporting the detection of the hepatitis A virus in strawberries imported from Morocco. Since then, an escalation of reactions has
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The Dutch company Jong Fruit announced a strategic partnership with Spanish soft fruit producer Surexport late last year. They want to supply European customers with a year-round assortment of soft fruits. The greenhouse strawberry season has started in the Netherlands, and Arian de Jong is
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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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A health alert under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) was triggered on 4 March 2024, following a notification issued by the Spanish authorities, reporting the detection of the hepatitis A virus in strawberries imported from Morocco. Since then, the incident has caused an uproar
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