Strawberries

In the current marketing season in Ukraine, grapes have become the most expensive imported fruit at $1.57 per kilogram. In second place in terms of import value are “other fresh fruits” and berries at $1.48 per kilogram. This includes strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mulberry fruit,
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According to the North Caucasus Interregional Administration of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the volume of sweet cherry imports from Armenia to Russia in June increased by 2.5 times and strawberry imports increased by 1.4 times compared to
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From 1 July, Tomabel strawberries from Belgian cooperative REO Veiling, are set to be offered in new strawberry punnets that meet the latest sustainability requirements. read more

With the integration of BFV as of July 1st, the fruit offering of the leading Belgian organisation is estimated this season at around 200,000 tons of pears, 75,000 tons of apple, 13,000 tons of strawberries, 6,000 tons of cherries and 3,000 tons of other berries. Melons and prunes are also part
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As reported in the journal Postharvest, Osman Nuri Öcalane and other Turkish scientists conducted a study focusing on the post-harvesting of strawberries to understand how to increase shelf life. They focused on several parameters such as skin colour, flesh firmness and
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The Spanish Federation of Wooden Light Weight Packaging and their Components, FEDEMCO,and the Andalusian interprofessional strawberry association, Interfresa, have signed a new collaboration agreement. The agreement arose out of the need to work together to comply with the new national and
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Conservation and innovation: this is the binomial that guides the work of Fondazione Agrion's Boves experimental centre, which has an operational section specialising in research on strawberries, small fruits and horticultural crops. With the will to maintain and improve tradition, with 5.5
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Home-grown rocket has returned to kitchens in spring - and it will stay until October. And thus even longer than strawberries, which are in season until September. In the early 1980s, the tasty leafy vegetable was still considered a weed in this country.
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A hesitant start to the season due to cool and cloudy spring days was followed by many sunny weeks with cool nights and only since one week with warmer nights. Thanks to innovative irrigation technology, the severe drought of the past few weeks was not a problem for strawberry growers.
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The campaign for mountain strawberries produced by the VIP farmers, cultivated in Val Venosta and the adjacent Val Martello, in the heart of the Stelvio National Park, where, thanks to the glacier of Monte Cevedale, the fresh air slowly ripens the fruit and
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Once again this year, Nova Siri Genetics (NSG), a company researching and testing new varieties of strawberries and berries, participated in the Red Fruit Congress in Huelva on 20 and 21 June. read more

Fedemco, Spain’s federation of wooden containers and their components, and Andalusian strawberry interprofessional association Interfresa have signed an agreement to work together on the implementation of new national and European regulations on packaging and waste management. read more

Farm managers of asparagus and strawberry farms, their employees, trainees, students as well as people in research and consultancy. If they do not earn money directly from the product, their technical or structural innovations can be presented with photo-
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This year's strawberry harvest in the state of Hesse has now passed its peak. "We have already picked the largest amount of outdoor produce and are now in a small hole. In a few days, we will then start the second set in the tunnel, where we will then continue the season with our remontants. So
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The Spanish federation of wooden packaging and its components, FEDEMCO, and the Andalusian strawberry interprofessional association, Interfresa, have signed a new collaboration agreement. The agreement stems from the need to work together to comply with new regulations.
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Supplies of California strawberries are coming on strong from the Watsonville/Salinas region. “We’re ramping up to peak production, which is forecasted to arrive in early-to-mid July,” says Nick Chappell, Director of Sales for California Giant Berry Farms. “Our overall supplies of
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Puglia's green florid fig campaign kicks off. Italian apricot production gets underway. There is a high trend for melons, especially row melons, while demand for watermelons is slow to start. Production of Italian cherries is very low. Trentino mountain strawberries
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Earlier this year, an article was published about the expansion plans of Nature Fresh Farms into the organic greenhouse strawberry category in Ohio. The company is on track to begin planting this summer, with the first harvest occurring in the Fall. The season will run from October until July,
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All three are characterised by being very productive, among other qualities, according to the report presented by the company's technicians to strawberry growers in the province of Huelva. Amongst them, some have welcomed trials of these new varieties on their own land.
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With only a few days to go before the strawberry season in the Basilicata region comes to an end, Francesco Nicodemo would like to express appreciation and gratitude to all the producers associated with the Nicofruit Group. read more