International blueberry summit in Poland has 20 countries on board
The 2023 International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit, starting on July 3 in Poland, promises to be a truly global meeting of the blueberry industry. It is the first IBO Summit in Europe, and

Due to spring frosts, the situation for agriculture in Latvia is critical
The Latvian Association of Agricultural Cooperatives summed up the information on the situation in crop production in connection with the impact of spring frosts on fruit and berry orchards. It

Tomatoes, the season gets into full swing in the Fondi plain
The commercial campaign for table tomatoes in the Fondi area is getting into full swing with the first cuts of the red berries; these will complete the offer of the green types that are already

The Ukrainian blueberry crop has already reached maturity
The berry season in Ukraine is gaining momentum. Traditionally, the first berry to appear on the market is the garden strawberry. Even though the blueberry season has not started yet, some farmers

Nottinghamshire strawberry grower stops production due to labor troubles
Starkey's Fruit, near Southwell, in Nottinghamshire, has been producing soft fruits for 75 years. In recent years, it was growing about 800 tons of soft fruit in polytunnels. But now, rising costs

16 tons of infected strawberries from Serbia were not allowed into the Kaliningrad region in Russia
Employees of the regional administration of agricultural supervision discovered a dangerous quarantine pest in a batch of strawberries from Serbia, according to the department's press service. 16

Uzbekistan: assortment of imported exotics and local fruits and berries continues to expand (video)
EastFruit experts draw attention to the growing assortment of fruits on the shelves of supermarkets in the capital of Uzbekistan, the city of Tashkent. The growing income level of the population

VSSE: Optimal weather for summer strawberry enjoyment
The strawberry season is in full swing all over Germany. While the harvest in the high tunnels in the south and west is already over and coming to an end in the other areas, farms all over Germany

American cherries go on the market, mangosteen arrives and the market declines
American cherries have arrived in the market this week; Vietnamese durians and Thai mangosteens have dropped in price as the arrivals increased; in addition, seasonal domestic fruits such as

"For us, the future has already started"
SG Alimentación-Southgreen (SGA) will be renamed to SGA Group, thereby integrating the three main family-owned production companies that supply it under the same commercial structure. The project

Protection of strawberries against grey mould and anthracnose
Both of the above-mentioned diseases are responsible for very serious losses in strawberry plantations. These threats cannot be underestimated. Effective protection against them is the factor that

The blueberry world will meet in Lublin. IBO Summit 3-6 July 2023
The International Blueberry Organisation global summit will take place for the first time in Europe and in our country. The event will take place in Lublin from 3-6 July 2023. How to participate,

New food safety standards for leafy greens, melons and berries have small Australian growers worried
Regulator Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) says several outbreaks of foodborne illness across the three sectors in the past decade highlighted the need for the new regulations,

Summer and autumn raspberry - field crops. Diseases and pests before flowering
In the period before flowering, raspberries in the field can be attacked by agrophages that significantly reduce plant growth and development. Failure to carry out treatments at this time or

Egypt doubles frozen strawberry exports to EU in past five years
Egypt has demonstrated the stunning pace of development in the frozen strawberry export in the past five years, as reported by EastFruit. The EU countries were the most important export

Assessment of the situation in blueberry plantations and challenges for the new season
An annual custom is the summer meeting of members of the Association of Polish Blueberry Growers. On 2 June 2023, they met on the plantation belonging to the organisation's current president,