Morocco has overtaken the US in blueberry exports to become the world’s fourth largest exporter!
In 2022, Morocco became fourth among the largest exporters of fresh blueberries in the world, leaving behind even the United States, where, in fact, blueberries were cultivated, EastFruit reports.

“The acreage for blueberries has doubled yearly over the past few years”
Blueberry acreage in Turkey has rapidly increased over recent years, says Halil Oymak of Fall Creek. Growing the soft fruit gained popularity due to the solid returns it provided: “Blueberry

Competition from Central European greenhouse vegetable products will gain force in March
In week 9, corresponding to the period between February 27 and March 3, 2023, the price of the main greenhouse products continued to be high for this time of year. However, as the Observatory of

"The trick lies in introducing Bahri dates to Western European consumers"
This week, Yex added a new product to its assortment: Bahri dates. "Healthy Easter eggs," jokes this Dutch company's commercial director Edwin van Leeuwen. Last week, the internal kick-off was

Chile/New Zealand: Resumption of talks for cooperation in the Kiwi sector
During FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023, Asoex incl. Chilean Kiwifruit Committee and Zespri sat down to develop cooperation agreements that can ultimately benefit both countries. "We believe that the more we

Moroccan dragon fruits seek a place in the international market
The Moroccan producer Sweet Pitaya has been among the pioneers of growing novel exotic fruits in Morocco, including its flagship product, the dragon fruits that he introduced in 2010, according to

“Lack of Dutch tomato production increased demand”
Supermarket chains are the main customers for the tomatoes grown in greenhouses in Turkey, says Kenan Aslan, manager of Turkish fresh produce exporter Sinerji: “The greenhouse production is

Prevar - developing premium cultivars by identifying future market opportunities
Prevar™ is a New Zealand based business that prides itself on being at the forefront of fruit innovation on the world stage, developing and commercialising apple and pear cultivars. The recent

DUP seeks changes to UK-EU deal on making Brexit work for Northern Ireland
Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been more vocal with his criticism of the UK-EU agreement on making post-Brexit trade rules work in Northern Ireland. Yesterday, there was a

“We hoped to harvest more than 400 tons of early potatoes, but I'll be surprised if we get to harvest 150 tons”
According to estimates, more than half of Mallorca's early potato crops were lost because of the passage of storm Juliette. "We hoped to harvest more than 400 tons of early potatoes, but I'll be