Currant prices and crop volumes - what lies ahead?
The harvest of black and red currants, the raw material supplied to processing plants, is fast approaching. The first price proposals are already appearing, although it seems that for the time

Early redcurrant variety with sweet fruit
A new alternative redcurrant variety to the already proven Jonkheer variety may be the 'Red Lake' variety Marlena®. This red currant has been propagated for 5 years at the German nursery in

Marlena could overtake currant market leader
German fruit breeder Artevos says it has identified a potential long-term replacement for the popular redcurrant variety Jonkheer van Tets, an early-harvesting Dutch winter type that produces

"Greenhouse redcurrant harvest starts two weeks late"
In the Netherlands, the late spring affected BerryBrothers' soft fruit production. "Last year, we started harvesting greenhouse redcurrants as early as the beginning of May. Now, we won't start

'Chilean redcurrants 'splash' at over 30 euro per package'
Although temperatures are not in line with the season due to bad weather in many Italian regions, demand for summer fruits is growing in wholesale markets. "Consumers are tired of eating apples,

Will it be a season of expensive currants in Poland?
There is still some time left until the start of the currant season in Poland, but there is a lively discussion in the industry about what to expect in the coming season in terms of yields and,

Currants on the Polish market - strongly varying prices for processing
In the past week, the buying season of currants for processing started in Poland. It is still very preliminary and only few companies are buying. So far, only red currant has started. Black