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Breeding 

14 Jan 2025

Over 150 million strawberry plants for NSG of which 58% are for Spain
Sales of NSG strawberry plants in Italy grew by 12%, while Spain bought 58 million plants. The main cultivar accounts for 47%.

Events 

14 Jan 2025

Growing blueberries in pots: Sebastian Ochoa in Milan at the European Conference
Cultivation techniques, varieties, substrates, irrigation, fertilisation are the main topics that Sebastian Ochoa will explore with examples in his talk.

Production 

13 Jan 2025

Strawberries and robots: still an open challenge
Producers face a growing shortage of labour in the sector, but there is still a lack of varieties and cultivation techniques suitable for robotic harvesting.

Markets 

11 Jan 2025

Blackberries and raspberries from Basilicata at Eur 20/kg on Italian wholesale markets
The wholesale market trend for berries shows positive signs for raspberries and blackberries in Basilicata, with prices stable at around EUR 20 per kilo.

Marketing 

10 Jan 2025

China Blueberry Committee launched to combat variety piracy
The major Chinese blueberry operators have signed an agreement to legally manage the new varieties. Here are the signatories of the agreement.

City 

10 Jan 2025

Milan (Italy): questionable quality and skyrocketing prices for blackberries from Mexico
In the 19 shops visited in Milan, berries found in good rotation, with very recent production batches. Questionable quality for blackberries and raspberries.

Export 

10 Jan 2025

Blueberry exports from Peru over $2 billion in value, but price falls
For the first time in Peru, an agricultural product managed to cross the USD 2 billion threshold in exports. 49% went to the United States.

Prices 

09 Jan 2025

Italmark blows everyone away with 500g blueberries at Eur 3.99
Sixty-two references were detected in the e-commerce of the 14 Italian retail chains. Iperal has the lowest checkout line with the 125g blueberry at € 1.59.

Health 

09 Jan 2025

New research findings show blueberry's wide-ranging benefits
Despite the delays caused by the Covid pandemic, studies were completed and published in scientific journals thanks to USHBC funding.

Prices 

08 Jan 2025

Global blueberry price index down -1,2% in week 2/2025
The price drop is particularly pronounced in the organic segment (-6%) but affects the entire assortment excluding premium, which is bucking the trend.