Berries news archive – Page 174
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ArticleThe year that was 2006 - September
Over the course of 2006, freshinfo has delivered international news with a UK produce industry focus right to your desk. Click here to review the top stories from September.
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ArticleThe year that was 2006 - June
Over the course of 2006, freshinfo has delivered international news with a UK produce industry focus right to your desk. Click here to review the top stories from June.
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ArticleIsrael's new berry trio
Three new varieties of strawberries developed in Israel are arriving on the UK marketplace in commercial quantities for the first time this season.
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ArticlePolytunnel ruling a blow to industry
The High Court’s decision to insist growers seek planning permission before erecting polytunnels has come as a huge blow to the soft industry, according to several sources.
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ArticleBerry sales soar
More than £204 million of British berries were sold through UK supermarkets this year. This represents an overall increase of 6.8 per cent to 53,000 tonnes of fruit, despite 2006 being an extremely challenging year for the industry.
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ArticlePoupart reshuffles
Laurence Olins will hand over his role as group managing director of the Poupart Group to his cousin Adam Olins on January 1, 2007, and become executive chairman of the group.
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ArticleEgypt’s winter clean up
Harvesting of Egyptian berries and citrus is underway and many producers are hoping that the larger volumes will enjoy a captive UK audience. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Pole support at Warsaw event
Some 20 UK companies and 57 Polish firms attended the first British Polish AgroFood Forum in Warsaw.
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Huelva extends berries
The fragraria Foundation in Huelva, south-western Spain, is looking into growing strawberries year round in the region, as well as enhancing production of raspberries and other soft fruit.
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VIP harvest bucks EU trend
The Val Venosta Valley’s association of co-operatives (VIP) reports a successful 2006 harvest for its 2,000 members, against a background of lower EU volumes.
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ArticleCranberries bounce back
The US cranberry sector is bouncing back from a devastating summer hailstorm in top-producing state Wisconsin.
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ArticleGrape relief
All eyes turn to South Africa now as the UK hopes volume will restore stability to the tricky grape market scene. Exporters are forecasting similar volumes to last season, while growers report good quality and large berry sizes and are keeping their fingers crossed for strong returns. Kathy Hammond reports.
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ArticleSun World appoints European marketer licensee
Sun World appoints Peviani and TALI as grape marketer-licensees, as it expands global network.
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ArticleBerryWorld tops £100m turnover
BerryWorld, the rapidly expanding soft fruit business of Poupart, has reached the £100 million turnover milestone.
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ArticleBlack and blue all over
As the European season for raspberries extends and the Mediterranean basin countries have strawberry supplies through the winter sewn up, southern hemisphere and Central American sources are concentrating on supplying smaller volume soft fruit in the off-season. Kathy Hammond catches up on the latest developments
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ArticleBjorn in at Driscoll's
Driscoll’s has announced that Soren Bjorn has joined its executive management team as senior vice president of international business.
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ArticleAgrexco releases strawberry forecast
Israeli exporter Agrexco forecasts 1,300 tonnes of strawberries, comprising mostly its premium and exclusive variety Yuval®, and Tamar.
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ArticleThe slowdown on soft fruit
A slowdown in the growth of the soft-fruit market was in the spotlight at the British Berry Conference, in Birmingham, on Tuesday.
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ArticleA break from tradition
Moroccan fresh produce exporters are gunning for growth this season, particularly in some of their emerging product areas. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out what’s in store.