Berries news archive – Page 148
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ArticleYellow raspberries in at Tesco
Tesco has begun stocking a yellow raspberry variety called Champagne, which are grown in Berkshire and went into stores on Wednesday.
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ArticleBlueberry growers vote yes
Blueberry growers and importers in the US have voted to continue their promotion, research and information order.
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ArticleArgentine blueberries take off
Blueberry cargo flights from the Argentine province of Tucuman to the US are reportedly set to more than double this year
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ArticlePineberry plants up for sale
The Farplants Group is now taking commercial orders for pineberry plants for UK retail distribution in Spring 2012.
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ArticleBlueberry programme to continue
Growers and importers in the US have voted in favour of continuing the research and marketing programme
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Berry industry shows it is still in rude health
There was no doubt that the English berry industry was in confident mood when it came together at Fruit Focus and if further
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ArticlePolish firms to make major investments
Several leading Polish fresh produce companies are investing in new facilities to support growth plans
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ArticleRecord result for Mexican berries
Berry sales hit an all-time high during the first five months of the year, with the lion’s share headed for the US market
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ArticleSoft fruit ready for boost but major players warn on prices
It is an exciting time to be in soft fruit as the sector is making a comeback fuelled by an early start to the British season, but price is still a sticking point. Anna Sbuttoni reports on a dynamic category
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ArticleSunnyRidge offers new raspberry variety
The US berry giant has sealed a deal with Viverosur in Chile to produce a new raspberry variety at its Mexico production base
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ArticleUK heads for cherry self-sufficiency
UK fruit growers will be the principal suppliers of cherries to the domestic marketplace in the next 10 years, according to Berry Gardens MD Nick Marston, speaking at Fruit Focus.
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ArticleS&A signs strawberry exclusivity deal
S&A Produce has secured an exclusivity agreement with Italian fruit growers Vivai Salvi and Vivai Mazzoni and plant breeder CIV (Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti) to grow and market the Italian strawberry variety Capri in the UK.
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ArticleArgentina berry damage insignificant
The country’s blueberry crop has emerged unscathed following a period of unusually cold weather across the Southern Cone
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ArticleBlackcurrant shortage to benefit NZ growers
A significant slump in European blackcurrant production should boost demand and prices for New Zealand-grown fruit this year
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ArticleRaspberries pick up soft-fruit relay baton
The UK raspberry season is hitting its peak two weeks earlier than usual and has helped plug a gap in strawberry availability as demand has climbed during the recent warm, sunny spell.
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ArticleScottish berries hit a high at Highland Show
Scottish grower members of Berry Gardens were out in force supporting the Marks & Spencer marquee at the Royal Highland Show on 23-26 June.
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ArticleCranberry growers vote yes
Cranberry growers in the US states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and on Long Island, New York, have voted to continue their federal marketing order programme.
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ArticleE.coli aftermath hits Spanish berries
Exports of raspberries, blueberries and blackberries suffer due to closure of markets during E.coli crisis
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ArticleRaspberries back in Black
Raspberries have returned to the UK from the US - clad in black. Grown by Hall Hunter in Berkshire, Tesco claims the Mac Black raspberry has a more intense flavour than traditional red varieties and a similar juice content to a blackberry, but is sweeter and has the texture of a raspberry.
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ArticleDEFRA backs UK strawberry production
DEFRA is championing the work of East Malling Research (EMR) in revolutionising UK strawberry production as part of its five-year project.