“The Red Label Plougastel strawberry has arrived!”
The Gariguette, the famous Plougastel strawberry of the Savéol producers, is now available. “The Gariguette is a well-balanced variety with a very unique taste, a pleasant texture, and a very

Strawberries, an uncertain campaign between cold weather and labour shortages
The strawberry season has not got off on the right foot in the Verona area. Producers have to contend with difficult weather conditions on the one hand and a labour emergency on the other. Cold

Optimum use of humic acids in blueberry cultivation
Humic acids have already become a permanent part of the agronomic treatments carried out on many blueberry and other berry plantations. Several types of such products are currently on sale in the

Strawberries, research is rewriting the production calendar
Getting to market first or staying there longer than others can make a real difference for strawberry growers. And it is to these needs that the world of variety research is responding, offering

Berry Blue LLC. and University of Florida sign research agreement
Berry Blue LLC., an MBG Marketing company, has announced its partnership with the University of Florida Blueberry Breeding Program to research and develop new and proprietary late-season southern

Poland to host IBO Summit 2023
The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) has announced that the next Blueberry Summit will be held in Lublin, Poland, from July 3-5, 2023. With more than 11,000 hectares planted and 45 years

"As every year, we are among the first to start marketing Spanish stone fruit"
Huelva's stone fruit campaign started at the end of last week with the marketing of the first greenhouse nectarines by Plus Berries. The harvest started on its usual dates and with a greater

Berry 4/2023 now on sale
Changes in the berry market indicate the increasing professionalism of gardeners. Today, it is difficult to afford to plant just any variety, no matter what, without proper knowledge of

An early look at 2023 blueberry numbers for North and South America
What’s ahead for 2023 blueberry production? Joseph Vargas, director of business intelligence at the North American Blueberry Council (NABC), shares a 2023 crop outlook report. Peru: For 2022,

“The Marvella is an early round strawberry that stands out for its aromatic side”
Earth Market launched a new strawberry this year, the Marvella. “So far, this interesting novelty stands out from the other varieties of early and seasonal round strawberries for its

Bumblebee pollination improves strawberry shelf-life, research shows
The benefits of bumblebee pollination of strawberry crops are well known in terms of their improvements to yield and quality, but research also demonstrates advantages for the fruit’s

GPG purchases global blueberry licenses
Global Plant Genetics (GPG) has announced that it has made a “major blueberry investment”, purchasing the global licenses for three varieties. The varieties in question are Sweet Duchess,

"In the Canary Islands, just like in Huelva, our strawberry production is down 30%"
Although far behind Huelva, which accounts for more than 96% of the Spanish strawberry production, the latest data on production, area, and crop yields shared by the Spanish Ministry of

Lidl shopper sees mysterious coded message on a blueberry
A Lidl shopper found a strange secret coded message on his breakfast fruit. The customer came across the code 'ABS' etched onto one of his blueberries. That is why he asked – on Reddit: "Found

Cup of blueberries a day could help improve brain function
New research has found that eating a handful of wild blueberries daily has health benefits, including lowered blood pressure, faster reaction time and improved memory and brain cognition. The

New varieties of blueberries with longer shelf life tested
At the end of this 2022/2023 campaign, Agrícola Cerro Prieto (ACP) would have produced 24.000 tons of blueberries (21.000 tons of its own + 3.000 tons of its subsidiary Qali Fruits, located in

Peru withdraws from pomegranate cultivation
Because growing pomegranates is not a lucrative business and there are more interesting alternatives such as grapes, avocados, blueberries and other crops, production is being stopped in the Ica

African Blue broadens supply
Costa’s African Blue business has been operating in Morocco since 2007 and now has circa 465 hectares of farms coming from both own farms and third-party growers. In a strategic move to broaden

Peru's 2022/23 blueberry season exports to China increases by 38%
Peru’s blueberry exports to China, its third biggest market, have increased by 38% in the 2022/2023 season compared to the last 2021/2022 season. “China is very close to exceeding 37 thousand

Bumblebees overcome pollination challenges of outdoor crops
Pollinating outdoor crops, such as orchard fruits and blueberries, can be challenging for a host of reasons, says Biobest IPM and Pollination Specialist - Spiros Kavouras. By employing bumblebees,

"In Europe Ukrainian blueberries will gain momentum"
There was a time when blueberries were a sensation for Ukrainian berry growers. Today, interest in blueberries has noticeably decreased, and there are several reasons for this, Taras Bashtannyk,

"We are looking forward to further volume growth over the next few years with some more growers/orchards coming on board"
Maungatapere Packing (MPL) is now in it's second full packing season, set up in 2021 the facility packs blueberries for the Australian export market with the very latest in blueberry packing