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Production 

11 Mar 2024

British strawberries 52 weeks a year thanks to an innovative energy plant
The Summer Berry Company, the largest greenhouse berry producer in the UK, is preparing to offer British strawberries all year round thanks to a green energy solution at its greenhouse site in West Sussex. The company grows strawberries on 26 hectares of greenhouses near Chichester.

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Markets 

08 Mar 2024

Mastronardi Produce joins the premium blueberry platform Sekoya
Mastronardi Produce, a fourth-generation family business that introduced high-tech greenhouse berries to North America, is pleased to announce that its berry division has joined the prestigious SEKOYA® blueberry platform to elevate its blueberry offering.

Prices 

07 Mar 2024

Berry prices in Italy are a false problem as consumer spending showed in 2023
The good news is that berries have proven to be extraordinarily resilient to the inflationary wave that hit Italy in 2023. Thus, they have challenged a perception among industry professionals that prices are the real critical factor for the category.

Retail 

06 Mar 2024

Low prices for raspberries and blueberries in retail survey in Turin (Italy) in week 10/2024
The berry assortment in Turin (Italy) was characterised at the time of the survey by low prices for blueberries and raspberries, with blueberries available in different weight sizes. Blackberries were on offer at generally high prices. Quality in general was average.

Health 

05 Mar 2024

The unexploited economic and health potential as superfood of 700 minor species of rubus
The Rubus species are emerging as a promising source of polyphenols and bioactive compounds with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical benefits. However, many edible species within the genus are still underexplored and often undervalued

Production 

04 Mar 2024

Drosophila suzukii: the sterile insect will be the new strategy
A British start-up conducted an experiment in 2023: when comparing crops subjected to the SIT technique with those treated with insecticides and monitoring the presence of Drosophila suzukii larvae in raspberries, the results showed an 80% reduction in raspberries treated with the SIT technique.

Events 

02 Mar 2024

Optimization is the keyword of the 12th International Blueberry Conference in Poland
The success of investments on a blueberry farm relies on strategic goals such as improving yields, enhancing product quality, and optimizing harvesting efficiency. The 12th International Blueberry Conference, themed around "OPTIMIZATION," emphasizes finding the best solutions tailored to each farm.

Production 

Varieties 

01 Mar 2024

Hortifrut harvest a super blueberry of Imperial variety
Hortifrut achieved an exceptional harvest with a super blueberry of the Imperial variety, carefully selected at its production site in Chile. This berry has an impressive diameter of 37.48 millimetres and a weight of 18.38 grams, which is 1.5 times larger than a Chilean one sol coin.

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Prices 

29 Feb 2024

Lots of brands and low prices for blueberries in 20 retail outlets in Modena
In the large-scale retail trade of Modena (survey 28/02/24) for blueberries prices are generally low, the origin is divided between Chile, Spain, Peru, Morocco, the formats are mainly 125g, the larger ones are few, the quality in general is fair. Numerous brands are on offer on the shelves.

Production 

28 Feb 2024

Northern Higbush blueberry pruning: Fall Creek's video tutorial
Andrea Pergher, Fall Creek's technical manager, demonstrates in the field how to prune blueberry of the Northern Highbush type in February-March.