Nijs and Teun van Zuilen, BerryBrothers:
Sector | Fruit (soft)
Chilean blueberry season analysis and future expectations
'Decreased blueberry production from Peru creates more market space for Chile'
Benoit Demedts, Demedts - De Mey:
"Starting next week, we expect to be able to supply the first volumes"
Anneliese Vollweiler, Anevo Trading Ltd:
"Early harvest kickoff for Serbian plums"
Celebrating mothers with new strawberry campaign
Fresh Del Monte to invest in soft fruit production in Southern Italy
Exploring the potential of honeyberries in the UK
OP Zuccarella (Italy):
"We have been securing strawberries in supermarkets since early November"
Why are vegetarian meals on planes so bad?
Good production on Mexican blackberries despite weather events
Interfresa seeks official recognition of World Berry Day
Vanessa Bersuat, Biogaronne
“Everyone wants strawberries”
Exports up 100 times since 2018/19
Egypt’s strawberry boom in Kazakhstan
XXX International Berries & Cherries Seminar
Blueberry and cherry industries had a fruitful gathering in Chile
Flowering began 4 weeks earlier than usual
Poland risks losing blueberry harvest
"The Greek strawberry sector has to deal with three really demanding challenges"
Promotions Committee of U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council names new chair
Egypt will be exporting potatoes to Morocco and strawberries to Canada
More than 13,800 migrants have arrived in Huelva since January for the berry campaign
Texas strawberry season off to a great start
Blueberries problem solved – Peru has sharply increased exports
Berries step into the spotlight
More organic blueberries expected from New Jersey for 2024
Demand drives booming blueberry production in China
Primizie Company:
"Improving the supply to meet the demand for strawberries is crucial"
Tobias Mann at the season opener for Altes Land greenhouse strawberries:
"Even after Easter, the price situation can be called quite positive"
Polish develop AI-driven solutions even for small blueberry farms
Strawberry Contact Group debates effects of climate change in France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal
Prince de Bretagne develops its berry range:
“The French market still has plenty of room for improvement”
Ukrainian farmer shares secrets of growing organic strawberries
Sandy Booth - New Forest Fruit
"We are probably running two weeks behind at the moment due to low light levels"
Higinio Cardona, from Agrícola MC:
"The production will come all at once in a few days, but Morocco is already applying pressure with significant volumes"
Lucas Wennekers, Bessies:
"Ethiopian strawberries are my Unique Selling Point"
Paul Hussey - Donnelly Fresh:
"Aldi Ireland’s preference is to move to Irish strawberries as soon as possible"
Manuel Piedras from UPA Huelva, from Brussels: "After Easter, prices have recovered as the production has fallen due to the cold"
"This hasn't been a good year for those who speculate with strawberries around Easter"
Zimbabwe sees a rise in blueberry exports
Philip Van Overbeke's daughter joins the Van Overbeke partnership:
"Now we can look at future decisions together"
Challenges persist in Ukrainian fruit and vegetable sector cooperation
"El Niño delays Mexican strawberry harvests"
Increased access for avocado, macadamia, and blueberry farmers
Kenyan government eyes a slice of the $171.8 bln global superfoods market
"The developments in blueberries in Turkey are attracting a lot of attention"
Despite inflation, climate change, Red Sea crisis... Egyptian strawberries remain unaffected
Dutch exporter discusses start of the local greenhouse strawberry season
"Fandango is particularly popular in the German day trading market"
Gerard van den Anker, Zaltbommel Auction:
"Since introducing the digital auction, we lack sorted top fruit to offer buyers"
Termotécnica introduces packaging solution for premium strawberries
Sweet Karoline blackberry’s growth in Mexico
Plougastel strawberry gets its own brand
“Protecting French and local production”
“Optimal freshness is an important competitive advantage of our blueberries.”
Port International and Hivekovics Family Orchards -
German company partners with Hungarian strawberry producer
Held on June 19 and 20 in Huelva
"Freshuelva is already preparing the 9th International Berry Congress"
California settles into strawberry production
Fan Wenzhuo, Planasa:
"We want to introduce more good varieties to China and build a fruit brand”
Northeast India:
Strawberry cultivation expands in Bihar
Norwegians eating less fresh produce while grocery industry makes record high turnover
Kazakhstan's fruit and berry exports surged in 2023
Exclusive to FreshPlaza:
Roamler dives into Polish, German, and French blackberry and raspberry market
Rainfall benefits Huelva soft fruit
Excessive pesticide residues found in Japanese strawberries at Taiwanese border
Quebec strawberries are being sold under an American brand
Ikigai fruits enters the US market with luxury Japanese fruit
Courtesy of UF/IFAS and growers
Florida’s blueberry season means yummy fruit
Sjraar Hulsman, Frankort&Koning:
"German gastronomers are looking at Dutch strawberries early"
SFU research to bring fresh, local blueberries to B.C. markets in winter
Peru will consolidate its leadership in the blueberry market in the 2024/25 campaign
Chilean blueberry export season concluded with total volume exceeding 86,000 tons
Frutania Ltd reports improved mood for the 2024 berry season
"Currently, we anticipate the start of the harvest to align with last year's strawberry season"
Christian Vogelsang of ExPa-Frucht Ltd
"In recent years, many retail chains have switched from Spanish to Greek strawberries"
Forecast calls for strong domestic blueberry supply
The value of Peruvian fresh blueberry exports increases
Stefan Bosmans, from wholesaler Michel:
"Still no large volumes of local strawberries ahead of Easter"
Asturias faces new challenges in blueberry production
The decline in Ukrainian horticultural product exports for a second consecutive year
Gentile Group: "We ship 1500 packages of raspberries a day"
Lack of Italian raspberries but not everyone was caught unprepared
Japanese luxury fruits now available in the US
"Exports have development potential":
“The future development of white strawberries must have brand effect”
Browse the photo gallery of the NSG event:
Open day at the strawberry and berry research and experimentation center
Peru Blueberry Seminar focuses on adoption of new blueberry varieties
Christopher Levine appointed as new CFO:
Fieldwork wins £600,000 government grant
Coming off an underwhelming South American season, blueberries are now transitioning
Innovative blueberry cultivation in east China's Anhui province
Novel system to assess the impacts of relative humidity on water loss during storage of blueberries
Strawberry season starts at Belgian cooperative
"We expect strong demand for strawberries this summer"
New system to assess the impacts of relative humidity on water loss during storage of blueberries
Exploring strawberry cultivation in the Bahamas
The options available at Vivai Molari:
Blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries - the latest varieties in demand
Eight hectares dedicated to Sabrosa-Candonga:
"I used to be a supplier, now my own strawberries are in markets and supermarkets"
El Pinar:
Spanish nursery leads rustic varieties in strawberry plants
Driscoll's named to list of the world's most innovative companies of 2024
Florida saw challenging strawberry season due to weather events
Palos Strawberries and Marvel join forces to promote strawberry consumption among the young
Dr. Prometeo Sánchez, on Planasa's Varieties:
"In Peru and Mexico, blueberry varieties which best withstand climatic stress are Blue Madeira, Blue Manila and Blue Maldiva"
Peruvian blueberry production sees a decline in season 2023-2024
Strawberries top-selling fruit across major retailers in South Korea
Carles Peris: "The EU must take everything related to consumer health more seriously"
La Unió denounces the second consecutive detection of hepatitis A in a shipment of strawberries from Morocco
Thomas Cera, from Bionest: "Protectionist policies in France are a drag on the consumption of organic products"
"Unlike what is happening with conventional raspberries, we are keeping the organic acreage stable"
Henk Vlaeminck, Van Dijk Foods:
"We hope to get the first Spanish stone fruit by Easter"
Zuccarella Agricultural Cooperative Society
"A transparent label to highlight Inspire and Sabrosa Candonga strawberries"
Interplay between plant knowledge and robotics for innovations in precision fruit cultivation
Domestic blueberry season gets underway
Evolution of strawberry varieties in Huelva for the 2023/2024 campaign:
The Marisma, Fortuna, and Rociera varieties lead Huelva's strawberry production
Emeline Vanespen, Fraises Framboises de France:
“This delay early in the campaign could lead to more pronounced production peaks”
Development status and changes in China’s blueberry industry
"China's high-quality blueberry cultivation has reached the international upper-middle level"
Sweet Karoline blackberries at peak production now
"Under investigation for the illegal cultivation of 7,000 blueberry plants in Huelva"
India lowers import duties for US cranberries and blueberries
COAG Andalusia denounces the import of berries from Morocco for relabeling in Huelva
Robotic strawberry picker selects only the best fruits in Brazil
Exporters see it as overzealous
New temporary requirement for exporting Moroccan soft fruit
Arian de Jong, Jong Fruit;
"Dutch greenhouse strawberry prices should stay stable until at least Easter"
David Hermans (Hermans Fruit Company) and Gunther De Vadder (BelOrta):
"We decided to work with organic strawberries because these were missing from the shelves"
Costa Group develops and grows world’s heaviest blueberry
No trace of hepatitis A in any Moroccan farm, says the Producers' Association
"The Moroccan strawberry industry is the victim of a Spanish smear campaign"
Shorter raspberry supply pushes up pricing
Through public generosity
Louvre's triumph: Chardin's strawberries enrich collection
Would Poland become a net importer of blueberries despite trade with Russia?
"These highly competitive varieties will bring new opportunities to the Chinese blueberry market."
Uzbekistan hopes to boost blueberry cultivation under JICA initiative
Strawberry supply strong despite 2024’s weather challenges
Miguel Demaeght, BelOrta:
"Price pressure is causing Belgian blueberries to be increasingly outcompeted"
Great Britain and Germany drive European consumption
Strawberries from Basilicata await the production peak
Victoria Rodríguez of Indalfresh:
"The temperatures in Almeria allow us to grow strawberries from October to June/July"
Stefan Spanjaard, Agrovision:
"By focusing on blueberry, we want to broaden our approach"
Sustainable strawberry packaging initiative agreement signed
Moroccan strawberries cleared of hepatitis A concerns in Europe
Hall Hunter seeks fruit pickers in the UK
Federico Stanzani, commercial director of CIV:
Shayda: the new strawberry conquering export and Northern European markets
Nursery plantings for 2024-2025 crop year have begun:
"We are in the process of obtaining EU-wide planting patents for two new strawberry varieties"
Manuel Piedras, from UPA Huelva: "Whoever has brought in strawberries from Morocco to compete with ours must take responsibility"