Berries news archive – Page 123

  • Greek grapes battle on
    Article

    Greek grapes battle on

    2012-08-28T09:01:01Z

    Greek grape growers contend with unseasonably high winds and rainfall as well as economic strife.

  • Hitting the mummy jackpot
    Article

    Hitting the mummy jackpot

    2012-08-24T10:57:45Z

    Marketing strategies have evolved, with the stereotypical produce image of naked women covered in fruit apparently a thing of the past, but how do you get mums to buy your produce? Samantha Lyster reports

  • strawberry
    Article

    Macfrut kicks off with strawberry focus

    2012-08-22T11:03:22Z

    The Cesena, Italy-based event will this year be preceded by a symposium dedicated to strawberries

  • L to r: Anthony Snell and Steven Rees, Berry Gardens Sainsbury’s trading manager
    Article

    Berry Gardens helps open Sainsbury's new store

    2012-08-21T14:01:02Z

    Soft-fruit supplier Berry Gardens was one of Sainsbury’s special guests at a store opening in Hereford.

  • Freshmax in kiwiberry agreement
    Article

    Freshmax in kiwiberry agreement

    2012-08-19T09:01:02Z

    Freshmax NZ has secured the rights to commercialise four new proprietary kiwiberry varieties from Plant & Food Research’s breeding programme.

  • NZ New Zealand Arguta kiwiberry lunchbox
    Article

    Freshmax in kiwiberry agreement

    2012-08-17T10:37:42Z

    New Zealand’s fledgling kiwiberry industry has received a boost with the introduction of four new varieties

  • Grape sales surge ahead
    Article

    Grape sales surge ahead

    2012-08-17T08:59:39Z

    While many sectors of produce are writing this off as a year to forget, the grape category is seeing strong value and volume sales growth

  • The new Tutti Frutti packs
    Article

    Grango and cash

    2012-08-16T07:47:01Z

    Is it a grape? Is it a mango? M&S customers won’t need to decide, as the supermarket is introducing the ‘Grango’ as part of a new Tutti Frutti range of grapes.

  • Article

    Spanish strawberry success

    2012-08-13T13:01:03Z

    Spain exported a larger volume of fresh strawberries during the first five months of this year, figures published by the country's ministry of agriculture have revealed.

  • Article

    Mexico anticipates berry growth

    2012-08-13T10:33:11Z

    Mexico’s berry production and exports are forecast to grow around 10 per cent in volume this year, according to the country’s producer-exporter association Aneberries.

  • Strawberries
    Article

    Spain sends out more strawberries

    2012-08-13T10:10:59Z

    Mediterranean country shipped more of the fruit to export markets in the first half of this year, according to new figures

  • Mixed generic berries
    Article

    Mexico anticipates berry growth

    2012-08-13T09:29:27Z

    As planted area continues to rise, Mexico is looking to make its mark in 2012 with a larger volume of blueberries in particular

  • Jubilee strawberries Berry Gardens
    Article

    Consumers back Jubilee strawberries

    2012-08-10T08:20:36Z

    Berry Gardens' research reveals that UK shoppers place Jubilee as the leading strawberry variety for taste and quality

  • Blueberries
    Article

    Peru ramps up berry production

    2012-08-09T15:15:31Z

    Planted area with blueberries in Peru is continuing to expand as the Andean nation seeks to tap into the early season window

  • Blueberries Serbia
    Article

    Serbia blueberry exports top US$1m

    2012-08-07T14:15:43Z

    Country's relatively young blueberry export sector has seen exports to EU and Russia more than double in past six years

  • USDA new blueberry varieties. Photo by Stephen Stringer
    Article

    USDA rolls-out two blueberry varieties

    2012-08-03T15:43:39Z

    The new cultivars should give growers in the southeastern US a head-start on the lucrative, early blueberry market in April/May

  • Black is back
    Article

    Black is back

    2012-08-03T10:05:28Z

    The blackcurrant sector is looking at new markets for the fruit synonymous with Ribena. Lisa Kjellsson visits Herefordshire to find out more

  • Fruit Focus: Paice (left) visited the event held at East Malling Research in Kent
    Article

    Paice prominent at Fruit Focus

    2012-07-30T11:01:01Z

    Farming minister Jim Paice visited Fruit Focus last week to meet with several key figures from the fresh produce industry.

  • Article

    Fresh Incentive for Total Berry

    2012-07-29T10:01:02Z

    Total Berry has been extolling the virtues of Incentive, its new floricane blackberry.

  • El Encuentro Argentina blueberries
    Article

    Argentinean blueberries set to contract

    2012-07-27T12:19:24Z

    The cutback in offer is seen as a necessary readjustment in volume due to local economic challenges and pricing issues on the market