Production

The Italian Molari Berries & Breeding group has signed a landmark agreement with California-based Ekland Marketing Company (Emco Cal), which specializes in plant variety management, to develop the supply of higher quality proprietary blackberries va...

La ricerca UNTRM faciliterà la rigenerazione e la propagazione di nuove piante per uso commerciale. I mirtilli selvatici della regione amazzonica sono studiati dai ricercatori dell'Università Nazionale Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza (UNTRM) con l'obiettivo di conservare il germoplasma e la diversità di questi mirtilli selvatici per promuovere la loro futura domesticazione e commercializzazione. Il mirtillo […]

The first Berry Business Forum was held in Serbia on 6 October and the conference covered all topics of interest to growers: market trends, growers' rights, climate change and funding opportunities. It was a knowledge sharing event and a networking opportunity for all partic...

Although in this last period on the subject of berries we talk mainly about blueberry and the explosion of its consumption, raspberries also remain one of the main pillars of this category of fruit and vegetables.

In fact, we can also place it in second place in relation to the share of sal...

Costa and Driscoll's joint venture blueberries in China has won this year's Impact Award at the Asia Fruit Awards, announced this week.

The joint venture, which was established in 2015, includes nearly 300 hectares of blueberries in Yunnan province, southern China.

The Impact Award re...

Apofruit, la cooperativa italiana di produzione presente sul mercato da oltre 50 anni, organizza in Sicilia per mercoledì 13 ottobre il “Piccoli Frutti Day 2021” che prevede la visita agli impianti di produzione dei piccoli frutti, la presentazione del progetto, le varietà coinvolte, e una condivisione dell’andamento commerciale. L'incontro vedrà la partecipazione di Ernesto Fornari […]

One of the first decisions to be made when considering a new production investment is the size of the plant.

This is particularly true for berries, a category that is characterised by significant market opportunities, high investment and a number...

Le prospettive di un significativo aumento del consumo hanno fatto sì che la superficie coltivata a mirtilli a Huelva continui nel suo trend di crescita, aumentando del 5,6% nella stagione in corso. La commercializzazione del mirtillo di Huelva è iniziata con volumi ridotti in gennaio, aumentando poco a poco nei mesi di febbraio e marzo. […]

Jorge Duarte, a Portuguese agronomist who advises berry growers, was hired by USAID's agricultural programme in Georgia to advise local growers. After a series of online seminars in 2020, he visited berry plantations in Georgia twice in April and July 2021. As Jorge has extensive experience worki...

According to a new report by RaboResearch, supply and demand for blueberries is likely to expand steadily in the coming years.

The nine-page report, written by RaboResearch senior fresh produce analyst David Magaña, is e...