Strawberries

You might not think so, but inRomagna it is already strawberry time. The agricultural company Fabbridi Santarcangelo, a member of Agribologna, started picking the Joly variety at Easter and then continued with Tea, Sibilla and Elodì.
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Despite the recent sunshine, the weather in England has been pretty gloomy, leading to a delay in the strawberry harvest. read more

Among the varieties sold by Earth Market, the Mariguette is an elongated strawberry that entered the French market 7 years ago. “Created by breeder Marionnet Label, the Mariguette is a premium product. It follows a rigorous set of specifications that have been put in place by the association
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Springtime is ... apple time! While more and more red strawberry dabs of colour are appearing on the shelves, it is far from over in the European apple sector. We talked to Hannes Tauber, Marketing Manager of the Association of South Tyrolean Fruit Cooperatives VOG, about fresh brands.
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Berries are booming. No wonder: strawberries, blueberries and co. are considered superfoods and are pure convenience. This is why the soft fruit product group is considered an absolute growth and turnover driver in the fruit industry. However, there are some product-specific peculiarities in quality assurance
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CIV’s latest strawberry innovations were presented at the recent North American Strawberry Symposium (NASS) that took place from 7-10 March 2023 in San Louis Obispo, California/USA. Mauro Grossi, president of CIV, explains: “During the Symposium, our partner Idris Consulting in the
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Amidst claims that supermarkets are shrinking strawberry punnets in order to manage rapidly rising costs, a leading British strawberry grower has stated that shops have threatened to cut orders and argued that many are intentionally reducing pack sizes to avoid hitting shoppers with price rises. read more

After a dull period, Basilicata's strawberries are finding their feet again and demand is rising sharply. But it is still too early to breathe a sigh of relief, because there is no shortage of difficulties to overcome, and there is a risk of finding oneself with water at the throat because of the weather. He tells
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Ukraine is a country with a rich agricultural history, famous for its tasty vegetables and fruits. Different regions of the country grow different types of crops. In the south of Ukraine, the main crops are onions, carrots, early vegetables, and strawberries. On the north, it's blackberries and
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Nature Fresh Farms® is expanding its operations, adding 60,000 square feet to its footprint in Delta, Ohio, with the opening of a new distribution center. The newly built distribution center features high-tech fabrication and automation designed to allow Nature Fresh Farms to better serve
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Today, more than ever, mountain agriculture in South Tyrol is faced with the challenge of producing foodstuffs that differentiate themselves on the market through their quality and the guarantee of regional origin; read more

"When I made all my customers sell my fruit for twice the price of other strawberries, everyone called me crazy. But now the situation is out of control for our strawberries. The demand is much greater than the supply. Candy is the most in-demand and most lucrative strawberry ever," says
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The awards ceremony will take place at a gala on 20 April at the Muelle de las Carabelas, in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva. read more

The pea campaign started with medium-high volumes. The May 1st holiday is expected to give a new impetus to broad beans. Decisive drop in asparagus prices with the start of the asparagus harvest (after Campania) in Apulia, Sardinia and Veneto. Demand for strawberries is reduced,
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Supplies of strawberries in California are picking up at a good pace. “The weather has turned, and it’s good because we’re getting the traditional warm sunny days and cool fog, which are ideal growing conditions. Right now, everything is looking good,” says Jim Grabowski of Well Pict. read more

The strawberry, an emblematic product of Plougastel, started its campaign last week at EARL Le Bot. The season kicked off with a bang and the arrival of the Gariguette variety. “Seasonal varieties will follow from early May with the Mariguette, Dream, Magnum, as well as the Murano in June.
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In the first part of the strawberry campaign in Huelva, producers had to deal with various factors that, as announced two weeks ago by the Association of Producers and Exporters of Strawberries from Huelva (Freshuelva), resulted in the production being up to 30% lower than at the same time last
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A Norfolk fruit farm is making the earliest-ever start to its strawberry harvest - after investing £1.5m in a sustainable heating system. Place UK, based at Tunstead, near North Walsham, is heating a 2.2-hectare growing structure with a new ground source heat pump, which uses underground water
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Will the first Moldovan strawberries ripen by the Easter holidays? There were doubts about this due to two cold waves in late March – early April. However, according to the Pomușoarele Moldovei Association of Berry Producers, some producers of early greenhouse strawberries have decided to
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