What we can learn from the blueberry midlife crisis in Mexico
Mexico has seen a reduction in blueberry exports for the first time in 10 years and is forced to accelerate varietal renewal and organization processes.
From Antarctica the remedy to reduce botrytis on blueberries by 71%
A recent study evaluated the effects of a bacterium on Botrytis cinerea, the fungus responsible for the grey mould that attacks blueberries after harvest.
Prices falling but not enough in 18 retail stores in Trieste (Italy)
For blueberries and raspberries, a decrease in prices is observed, which, however, does not fully reflect the dynamics of the general market, on lower levels.
Moroccan strawberries focus on added value and technification, while raspberries boom
Alfonso Lopez (Planasa) analyses the competitiveness of the Moroccan berries industry focusing on innovation and sustainability of strawberries and raspberries.
How Lucchini Berries' Easy Raspberries are growing from Mexico to Morocco
Alessandro Lucchini, a pioneer of berries in Italy, works full-time on the spread of EasyRock and EasyStar raspberries from Morocco to Mexico and Poland.
In Morocco, labour and water shortages may slow down the expansion of berries
The 2023/24 season saw the emergence, for the first time in Morocco, of a problem that had not been anticipated: the shortage of labour. Water is also short.