"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

The #TimeToFreeze campaign is launched
Promoters cooperating in the project "Time for Polish superfruits!" invite you to popularise the idea of freezing more fruit in season. Among the first promoters are Mateusz Maruszewski, Weronika

Strawberries in large-scale retail: is it bad to sell 10% less for 10% more?
In week 22, fruit and vegetables by weight in large-scale retail outlets equalled the values of 2022, while Lcc was still growing. Among the channels, discount fruit and vegetables are now growing

Zerbinati launches new Burger'Z and focuses on quinoa
Zerbinatil launches new Burger'Z on the market: three quinoa-based recipes: Quinoa, carrots and sweet potatoes, Quinoa broccoli and courgettes, and Quinoa, spinach and cabbage. The products are

Cherries from Piedmont packaged as chocolates for original gifts
The new cherry 'gift box' could not but come from the home of chocolates (Alba, in the Cuneo province). It was Lorenzo Brigante, 26, who came up with the idea. He is the owner of Cascina Malcotti

Fresh tomatoes, the focus of ISI Sementi
On 20 and 21 June, the technical staff ofISI Sementis will be delighted to welcome all operators in the sector to visit the demo greenhouse specially set up at the Brunelli farm in the province of

Moroccan berry exports drop 28% due to Egyptian competition and bad weather
Morocco’s exports of fresh and processed berries totalled 157,616 tons in the first four months of 2023 compared to 218,904 in the same period last year, representing a 28% drop, due to

Red kiwi, Zespri triples exports
This season,Zespri tripled its exports of red kiwi fruit, with the RubyRed variety Thanks to the expansion of the hectares under production in New Zealand for the red variety - there are already

Amandine gets closer to the consumer at its pop up store in the Paz market
This project is part of the strategy of using new sales channels such as selected greengrocers and the hotel and catering trade. Princess Amandine is currently available in 14 supermarket chains.

"We produce more potatoes in our region than we could sell here"
Farmer and member of the Pfälzer Grumbeere producer group, Alexander Friedrich, grows early potatoes on about 60 to 65 hectares. For the most part, he says, the firm-cooking variety Annabelle is

Today marks 64 years since New Zealand re-branded the Chinese gooseberry as kiwifruit
Today marks 64 years since New Zealand re-branded the Chinese gooseberry as kiwifruit. The first kiwifruit seeds were brought to New Zealand in 1904 by the principal of Wanganui Girls' College,

"The market's sights are set on Lleida at a time when there is stone fruit consumption in Europe"
The nectarine campaign has already started in the Spanish province of Lleida. It is doing so significantly in advance, in a campaign in which the region expects to recover its productive

AMI: Cucumber prices remain at a low level
With the summer weather and warmer nights, cucumber production is in full swing. The supply volumes of both German produce and cucumbers from the Benelux region are currently high. Prices have

Asda has seen a +12% uplift in sales of potatoes in the past year
“Less and less Belgian products” Future Colruyt CEO Stefan Goethaert concurs: “In the fruit and vegetable department in Belgian supermarkets, for example, there are fewer and fewer Belgian

We have something to be proud of - Poles ahead of IBO Summit in Lublin
The strong opinion on the presence at the International Blueberry Organization (IBO) conference in Lublin is presented by domestic producers. It is no coincidence that the World wants to come to

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

Europatat: a comprehensive review of the potato sector
On 5 and 6 June, under the theme "the changing geopolitical landscape and the future of the potato trade", the first Polish edition of Europatat focused on the impact of geopolitics on

Practical knowledge of strawberry cultivation and a unique collection of varieties
The Strawberry Inspirations collection brought together Europe's largest collection of strawberry varieties under production conditions. For the most part, these were plants from a planting

Fruit and vegetable exports recover in volume and value
Positive signs on exports of fruit and vegetables, highlighted at the end of 2022, are confirmed in the first quarter of 2023 with growth in volumes of 6.5% and in values of 10.7%, according to

Walnuts exports from China to Kyrgyzstan increased sharply in 2023
According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023 Kyrgyzstan sharply increased walnut imports from China. During the first four months of the current calendar year, China shipped 25.5 thousand tons of

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

IMIDA presents new stone fruit varieties that are better adapted to climate change
Murcia's Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA), has presented farmers and technicians with new stone fruit varieties -such as peach, donut peaches, and