Farmers expect smallest strawberry harvest since 1998
The strawberry harvest in Germany in 2023 is expected to be even smaller than in the already relatively poor harvest year of 2022. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)

Organic greenhouse grown strawberry launched
Greenhouse producer Nature Fresh Farms introduces its Nature Fresh Farms Organic Greenhouse Berries™. The company says it has become the only greenhouse producer to grow and market organic

"Political circumstances slow down regional asparagus and strawberry production"
According to the preliminary survey of harvest volumes of asparagus and strawberries in Germany by the Federal Statistical Office, the asparagus harvest will fall by 4 percent and the strawberry

Poland calls on the EU to ban the import of frozen berries from Ukraine
Polish farmers fear a repeat of the situation with grain when uncontrolled imports affect the market and cause a significant price drop. This time we are talking about frozen strawberries and

New brand of Italian oranges launched
OP Zuccarella, a cooperative specialized in growing and selling strawberries and citrus fruits, has launched a new brand to commercialize a wide range of oranges from Basilicata, Italy's

Poland calls on the EU to ban the import of frozen berries from Ukraine
Polish farmers fear a repeat of the situation with grain when uncontrolled imports affect the market and cause a significant price drop. This time we are talking about frozen strawberries and

Small fruits from South Tyrol available on markets throughout Italy
Compared to apples, they represent a niche, but South Tyrolean small fruits commercialized by Asta Frutta are gaining in popularity, as confirmed by Markus Tscholl, coordinator of Asta Frutta Alto

Germany/strawberries: Trade also resorts to alternatives from abroad
The strawberry market has been a demand market since the end of June. The supply situation has been extremely tight since the storms that hit northern and western Germany on 22 June. While in

Spanish strawberries mainly destined for domestic market, EU and UK
The Spanish strawberry sector is robust, with production mainly destined for the domestic market, the EU and UK. Other berry production, especially blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, has

Strawberries in July, in Romagna they are produced with the offside
The project of Romagna's strawberries grown off the land continues (click here to read more) and the fruit will continue to be harvested during the month of July. We spoke about this with

Germany: Moderate price level development for fresh fruit
Fruit fresh sales in Germany declined in May 2023 (-3%). According to the latest GfK Consumer Index, one of the drivers behind this was the weaker performance of strawberries. "Due to the strong

Raspberry prices are falling. Strawberry and raspberry quotations from 29.06.2023
In today's review of quotations, strawberry prices remain at a similar level throughout Poland. High-quality fruit is scarce, which is why, for example, according to announcements from the

Grapes are the most expensive of all imported fruits and berries in Ukraine
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

BelOrta becomes Belgian fruit leader too
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

It's happening in strawberries! Grey mould, anthracnose and thrips
It all depends on what stage of the harvest we are in. Where the strawberry harvest is over and there are only a few fruits left on the bushes, there is no point in intervening to protect them.

Fruit harvest problems. Germany to support Polish fruit growers?
During a conference on Saturday, Law and Justice MEP Dominik Tarczynski said that "now it will be the Germans who will come to us for strawberries". He was answered by Polish fruit growers. - A

Big strawberries for the rest of the harvest. How to do it?
There are many reasons for strawberries becoming finer in the subsequent harvest. Sometimes it is a varietal trait and the grower has limited influence on obtaining large, overgrown strawberries.

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 19 June
The campaign for Apulia's florid green figs has started. The production of Italian apricots is in full swing. There is a high trend for melons, especially honeydew melons, while the demand for

The fruit industry is in danger of collapse. "Ukrainian strawberries are flooding the market"
- Ukrainian strawberries are flooding the Polish market. There is no control over it. The fruit industry is threatened with collapse," says Mirosław Maliszewski, president of the Polish Fruit

Processor on buying strawberries and imports from Ukraine. "We will not add to the business"
The director of the Eskimos Cold Store in Sokolka talks about the purchase of strawberries and excessive imports of fruit from Ukraine. In his opinion, this year's strawberry season will also be

"This year, too, we expect blueberries to increase in volume by ten percent"
The bush berry campaign in Switzerland is nearing its peak. The strawberry market seems to be recovering to some extent after weeks of volume pressure, while raspberries, blackberries and

Mexico displaced Spain as the world's leading exporter of strawberries in 2022
According to data from the World Trade Organization (WTO), Mexico displaced Spain as the world's leading exporter of strawberries. In 2022, Mexican exports of fresh strawberries increased at a

AI-powered produce scanners to put an end to wasted strawberries
OneThird, a food tech company created to address the annual loss of one-third of all food produced due to spoilage, today announced the deployment of its AI-powered scanner technology in the

Prices for strawberries and raspberries on wholesale markets on 15.06.2023
The uninspiring situation on the wholesale strawberry market continues. Hopes for better prices are brought by the announced cooling and rainfall. Despite the fact that buyers from Lithuania have

Asda is locking the prices on more than 500 products
Belgium: Jef Colruyt quits as CEO, Stefan Goethaert succeeds End of an era at Colruyt Group: Jef Colruyt hands over the day-to-day management to Stefan Goethaert after more than 28 years, but