Ukrainian farmers are already shipping blueberries cheaper than last year
Blueberry prices in Ukraine continue to drop rapidly, and this berry is already cheaper than in the second half of July 2022, EastFruit project analysts report. At the same time, key market

Blackberries and raspberries are now grown in Saudi Arabia
Blackberries and raspberries are in high demand in the Saudi Arabian market, prompting certain growers to take up the challenge of producing berries locally. Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Anjum, production

Hall Hunter toasts bumper blueberry crop
The British blueberry season is flourishing this year, according to Hall Hunter. The UK grower pointed out that some 6,000 tonnes of British blueberries are hitting supermarket shelves this

“Demand for Mexican berries, especially premium varieties, constantly increasing”
The demand for Mexican berries in the markets of the US, Canada and Japan are increasing, with especially the premium varieties that are constantly increasing. According to Gerardo López,

D. Geddes supplies Extra Special strawberries to Asda
Arbroath-based D. Geddes Farms will supply Asda with over 70 million strawberries this season, including Extra Special Scottish strawberries for the first time. Operated by Frank Geddes and his

Georgia’s Blueberry Boom: Record Exports and Market Expansion Signal Success
The main season of blueberry in Georgia is over. Georgian blueberry growers and exporters have beaten their records, as EastFruit already reported – they harvested up to 3,000 tons of berries

Blueberry harvesting by combine harvester
The reality of the blueberry industry in Poland means that an increasing number of growers are interested in mechanical harvesting of blueberries. Labour costs are rising, which, at times of high

Farmers expect smallest strawberry harvest since 1998
The strawberry harvest in Germany in 2023 is expected to be even smaller than in the already relatively poor harvest year of 2022. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)

Organic greenhouse grown strawberry launched
Greenhouse producer Nature Fresh Farms introduces its Nature Fresh Farms Organic Greenhouse Berries™. The company says it has become the only greenhouse producer to grow and market organic

Blueberry harvesting by combine harvester
The reality of the blueberry industry in Poland means that an increasing number of growers are interested in mechanical harvesting of blueberries. Labour costs are rising, which, at times of high

"Political circumstances slow down regional asparagus and strawberry production"
According to the preliminary survey of harvest volumes of asparagus and strawberries in Germany by the Federal Statistical Office, the asparagus harvest will fall by 4 percent and the strawberry

Georgia’s Blueberry Boom: Record Exports and Market Expansion Signal Success
The main season of blueberry in Georgia is over. Georgian blueberry growers and exporters have beaten their records, as EastFruit already reported – they harvested up to 3,000 tons of berries

Peruvian blueberries on the market, American stone fruit is arriving
The first Peruvian blueberries of the year hit the market this week. In addition, various plums imported from the United States have arrived one after another, and more citrus, of different

"Perfect match between quality and buyer"
The internationally active Dutch soft fruit supplier, BerryWorld, first made contact with the Swiss Agrinorm, still a startup then, in early 2020. They have now been using Agrinorm's QM software

EU production of summer related fruits was down -6.3% in 2022
In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tonnes, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2

At the end of the season, the price of sweet cherries increased in Ukraine
Most farmers in Ukraine this week announced the end of the selling season for sweet cherries, according to EastFruit project analysts. This information is also confirmed by wholesale companies,

Solutions for the biological protection of raspberries in tunnels
As part of the Raspberry Factory 2023 project, we test and implement solutions to optimise production technology to the situation at hand or changing market requirements. Several such solutions

Post-harvest strawberries (plantation monitoring, 20.07.2023)
The last fruits of late varieties such as 'Malwina' are being harvested in the fields. Where strawberries have already been picked some time ago, there are often no plantations left either. What

Serbs unhappy with raspberry prices, threaten to halt harvest, yields also lower
President of the Association of Raspberry Producers of Serbia, Dobrivoje Radovic stated on behalf of the berry producers that he will ask the buyers/traders of raspberries (mainly cold storage

Serbs unhappy with raspberry prices, threaten to halt harvest, yields also lower
President of the Association of Raspberry Producers of Serbia, Dobrivoje Radovic stated on behalf of the berry producers that he will ask the buyers/traders of raspberries (mainly cold storage

Solutions for the biological protection of raspberries in tunnels
As part of the Raspberry Factory 2023 project, we test and implement solutions to optimise production technology to the situation at hand or changing market requirements. Several such solutions