Berries news archive – Page 7
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News
Soft fruit forecasting tool features in global investment summit hosted by PM
FruitCast, which launches in spring 2024, uses imagery and data to forecast growth in strawberry plants
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All change at Chilean Blueberry Committee
Outgoing president Felipe Silva replaced by interim appointment Ruy Barbosa
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Peru sees big fall in blueberry exports
Shipments on course to finish the season on 215,000 tonnes, a decrease of 25 per cent on 2022/23
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Surexport acquires a majority stake in Jong Fruit
Deal expands the Spanish company’s strawberry production capabilities to Northern Europe
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Mission reports on mixed set of results as 2023 comes to a close
Fourth quarter sees ”improved top and bottom-line performance” while overall net loss for the full year is lower
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United Exports runs literacy courses for Ozblu employees
Global agricultural company launches literacy programme on South African farms for graduates to gain independence and autonomy
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BigSis trials indicate chemical-free path for SWD control
Company says it has reinvented the sterile insect technique to reduce SWD numbers in berries
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Photos: Global Berry Congress 2023
A selection of pictures from Fruitnet’s Global Berry Congress, which brought key players from across the supply chain together at the Beurs-WTC in Rotterdam on 28 November 2023
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Huelva’s berry acreage contracts in 2023/24
Overall planted area will fall by almost 5 per cent next season, says Freshuelva
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Peru looks back on a challenging year for fruit exports
Blueberries hit hardest by the weather, while grapes and avocados fared better says Fresh Fruit Peru
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Sekoya team expands to meet increased demand for premium blueberry varieties
Marianela Rodriguez and Mark W David will support the B2B network’s continued global expansion
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British Berry Growers rejects BRC comments on producer pay
The industry group rebuffs British Retail Consortium claim that growers are losing pay to middlemen
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Planasa celebrates 50th anniversary
Company said 2023 has been a year of “profound transformation”
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Dutch raspberry grower installs European fruit industry’s largest solar panel system
Europe’s largest collection of so-called ‘fruitvoltaic’ panels protects plants and allows light to reach them, as well as generating lots of energy
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Driscoll’s Sweetest Batch set to start
Premium strawberry brand enters second season of Australia-wide distribution in December 2023
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Research project aims to get to grips with post-Brexit logistics
Project by logistics advisory Global 78 seeks to understand how fruit and vegetable businesses can operate most effectively in new trade landscape
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British Berry Growers launches lobby group
Grower association appoints new board to push government on sustainable action to secure future for British berries
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Global Berry Congress: tough road ahead for berry suppliers
Expert speakers predict higher costs and a higher bar in terms of quality for the soft fruit sector during the leading annual event for the international berry business
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Fresh Direct cuts plastic waste
Foodservice supplier switches to new paper berry packs to cut 50 tonnes of plastic waste each year
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News
Britain loses apple-growing pioneer Adrian Scripps
Adrian Scripps played a central role in topfruit industry initiatives and laid the foundations for the eponymous producer, which today farms 750 hectares in Kent