Average production of 'Fortuna' strawberries has increased by 10% this season
Egypt is the world's largest exporter of frozen strawberries, and producers are increasingly replacing their traditional strawberry varieties with varieties suitable for freezing, according to

Strawberry fields flooded in California’s Central Coast communities
A broken levee is having a huge impact on California's farming communities in the Watsonville and Salinas areas. This region is estimated to grow about one-third of California's strawberries. A

"The business around Italian imported apples has developed quite strongly in just a few years"
With the arrival of the first Mauritanian watermelons and Spanish strawberries, the spring campaign is ready to get underway at Herner Gastro Service Ltd. "Due to the rainy weather, demand for

Current options for spider mite control in strawberry and raspberry plantations
As temperatures rise, female spider mites will emerge from their overwintering sites to lay eggs. The beginning of spring is also the time to start a new season with a small population of the

Technological innovation indispensable to horticulture
Despite the crisis facing horticulture, there is no shortage of innovations in the sector. More to the point, horticulture simply can no longer do without technological advances. Technological

More than 250 million strawberry plants sold this campaign in Spain, Morocco, Greece and Italy
With more than 250 million plants marketed in this financial year 2022/2023, (15% more than the previous period), El Pinar has served in Spain, Morocco, Greece and Italy, more than 8 million

"While volumes are short most fruit will go to European markets where they traditionally pay more than the UK"
There has been a lot of cold weather in Spain, Morocco and Portugal which has affected the supply of fruit and vegetables but the weather is starting to get back to normal now. “Things are

Mexican berry exports outperformed beer and tequila exports in January
In January 2023, Mexico's agri-food product exports were led by berry exports, which surpassed beer and tequila exports, which normally lead this segment. According to the Bank of Mexico (Banxico)

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 13 March
The new green asparagus campaign has begun, with produce mainly from Campania. Distribution of Romanesco artichokes is now in full swing, but demand is still subdued. On the other hand, demand for

Strawberry volumes in Morocco are down due to cold snap, raspberry volumes resist
After a slowdown in Moroccan soft fruit exports at the end of 2022, due to inflation in Europe which disrupted consumer behavior, the cold snap in Morocco in early 2023 dealt another blow to

The varieties of El Pinar stand out for their hardiness.
EL PINAR ratifies its leading position on the strawberry variety map in the Mediterranean Arc with varieties that, season after season, confirm their agronomic and commercial characteristics.

How did California’s wet winter impact Florida strawberries?
The strong supplies of Florida strawberries could slow down soon. “It has been a good high-priced season until about when the Valentine’s Day pull ends around February 9-10. Then the brakes

Agrosimex strawberry conference, part 2 - protection
In the second part of my coverage of the Agrosimex Strawberry Conference, I would like to present issues of a protective nature. Changing climatic conditions, especially the increasing

China Strawberry Brand Conference 2023 held in Shanghai
On March 9, the China Strawberry Brand Conference 2023 and the China Strawberry Exhibition kicked off in Shanghai. The meeting was guided by the Strawberry Branch of the Chinese Horticultural

Spanish strawberries hit by cold, rain
This year's Spanish strawberry season is undoubtedly unusual. "By now, we could write a thick book about it," says Filipe Ravazzini da Silva of Wilkofruit in the Netherlands. "This year's season

"Strawberry prices eventually falling depends on if people can/will pay"
The Spanish strawberry supply is struggling. As widely reported, the cold weather continues to grip that country. And, supply from the Low Countries remains limited for the time being. Still, in

BelOrta: First strawberries and courgettes of 2023 auctioned off
The strawberry season opened at BelOrta with the sale of the first strawberries of the Sonata variety. Annually, about 10,000 t of strawberries are sold through Veiling from different growing

"So far we have picked twice the number of strawberries compared to last year"
"This year, because of the mild weather from fall until ten days ago, we picked larger amounts of early strawberries. However, now the colder temperatures of the past ten days have slowed down the