EVENTI

The collaboration between Italian Berry and myfruit.it has resulted in an event entirely dedicated to small fruits, which this year reaches its fourth edition.

Orsero launches an institutional campaign signed QUIQUEG to celebrate berries and the new joint venture with the Molari family. Published on Cairo RCS Media, the campaign enhances the quality of berries with vivid images and the Orsero brand designed with white currants.

The drop in blackberries drags down the Italian retail price index for e-commerce sales as measured weekly by Italian Berry.

Innovations in the packaging of small fruits come from the research activities of the University of Basilicata. Methods to lengthen their shelf life are being studied. The National Centre for Agricultural Technology Agritech is in charge of this.

There were general increases in global blueberry prices in the week 21/2024, with the organic segment growing by 6% in one week.

Global Plant Genetics (GPG) has signed a licensing agreement with the Polish breeding programme Niwa, for two new early blackberry varieties. As a result of the agreement GPG will represent the cultivars Maryna and Juhas in a range of international territories.

Le candidature sono ora aperte per la terza edizione del Blueberry Leadership Program, che valorizza i futuri leader nell'industria dei piccoli frutti. Il programma accetterà fino a 10 professionisti di talento e appassionati provenienti da tutta la filiera per la terza edizione del corso.

The assortments of the shops of Basko, Carrefour Express, Carrefour Market, Conad, Coop, Ekom, Esselunga, Eurospin, IN's, Lidl, MD, Pam, Penny were surveyed. In three shops visited, the berry range was not present.

Even considering their growth over the past two decades, blueberries were identified in a survey of industry professionals as the small fruit with the greatest potential for increased consumption over the next five years. In second place were blackberries.

SanLucar invites all interested farmers to participate in the SEKOYA® blueberry variety plantation tour that will take place on 12 June 2024 between Lombardy and Veneto.