"We've never had a Spanish strawberry shortage in late February before"
This winter has surprised even an experienced specialist like Miguel Gonzalez of the Dutch company MG Fruit. "These sky-high prices, and for such a long time, are insane. That includes Spanish

European strawberry season off to a challenging start
The extreme climatic development in the southern hemisphere is causing great difficulties for strawberry producers in Spain, Italy, and Greece. The frost in mid-January interrupted the sensitive

Greenhouse grown strawberry tomatoes make their debut
Although it is still winter in Ontario, Canada, greenhouse production of different varieties of tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, and strawberries remains consistent. With the help of

Oishii Introduces the Koyo berry
Vertical farming specialist Oishii has announced the launch of the Koyo berry, the newest varietal grown by the strawberry brand. The Koyo berry will join the Omakase Berry as Oishii’s second

Ample strawberries puts pricing to promotable levels
A good volume of strawberries is available right now. “Most of the volume we’d been expecting and waiting for came right before Valentine’s with the bulk of the product coming on now. So

"The season will start again properly for us at the start of March"
After a long winter period during which Coöperatie Hoogstraten worked with 10 percent of volume compared to other years, the first larger volumes of Hoogstraten strawberries are slowly but surely

Boxford and Gardin team up for berry trials
Suffolk fruit farm Boxford has teamed up with UK greenhouse firm Gardin to trial Gardin’s crop-health-monitoring technology in a bid to maximise its greenhouse-grown strawberry yields, reports

Japanese Berry Pop fresh strawberry seeds now available for global markets
The Miyoshi Group from Japan has recently released two new Japanese strawberry varieties of F1 strawberry. Now, excitingly, Japanese strawberry seeds can be exported to the global market. Yuki

Fortuna and Rociera continue to be the most planted strawberry varieties in Huelva
As highlighted by Ifapa's estimate of the varietal composition of Huelva's 2022/2023 strawberry campaign, there is a significant decrease in the planting of the Fortuna strawberry. Despite this

Strawberry harvest prediction increasingly accurate: growers test model for kilogram prediction
Strawberry production continues with peaks and troughs. That makes accurate harvest forecasting a challenge. To date, a margin of error of about 30 to 50 percent has been accepted. Not surprising

"I spent 10 years as a worker, now I manage 120 hectares of citrus fruit, stone fruit and strawberries"
After arriving in Italy in 2009 from Krujë, a city in the north of Albania, Armand Kurti worked 10 years as an agricultural operator. Now that he is 30, he has become an entrepreneur thanks to

How will abnormally low prices for strawberries in Moldova in winter affect the 2023 season?
From the very beginning of January of this year, fresh strawberries are sold in supermarkets and fresh boutiques in Chisinau. There are both imported (Greek), and local (grown with the hydroponic

How will abnormally low prices for strawberries in Moldova in winter affect the 2023 season?
From the very beginning of January of this year, fresh strawberries are sold in supermarkets and fresh boutiques in Chisinau. There are both imported (Greek), and local (grown with the hydroponic

Hamburg: Vegetable cultivation area constant, number of farms declining
In Hamburg, vegetables were grown on a total of 659 ha in 2022. The area under cultivation thus remained at the level of the previous year (2021: 655 ha). However, the number of farms fell by

Interfresa signs a collaboration agreement for the integration of the SDGs
Interfresa, the interprofessional organisation representing the strawberry and red fruit sector in Andalusia, has signed a collaboration agreement with the International Association for

Strawberry VIP Room - 7th edition
The seventh edition of a training course called Strawberry VIP ROOM took place in Stary Radzików on 15 February. It was organised by Timac Agro Polska (TAP). The meeting fostered the transfer of

Singapore sees launch of climate-resilient strawberry
Singapore-based agri-genomics firm Singrow has launched a new, climate-resilient strawberry variety designed to be grown in tropical climates. The variety was developed using the company’s

Healthy strawberries, profitable production - webinar summary
The second of the winter webinars on strawberry cultivation is behind us. It took place on Thursday evening 16 February, and was watched and attended live by nearly 100 people. This time, the

"In the absence of Dutch and Belgian strawberries, people are reaching for Spanish offerings for Valentine's Day"
Strawberry prices have been very high in the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day. Valentine's is obviously the best time for strawberries, but Dutch and Belgian supply is, as we know, extremely