Berries news archive – Page 179
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ArticleUK soft fruit heading for labour crisis
The UK soft-fruit sector is on the verge of a labour crisis, British Summer Fruits (BSF) has warned.
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ArticleBlueberries can reverse memory loss
Daily portions of blueberries can reverse memory loss, research has found.
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Blueberrries wild about the UK
The Wild Blueberry Association of North America aims to identify new uses for the product in the UK market.
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ArticleAVA strawberries conquer Europe
Scotland-bred AVA strawberries are set for Europe-wide recognition, with the formation of a new grower group on the continent to ensure production meets increasing demand.
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ArticleFresca buys to consolidate berry position
As it consolidates its position in the berry category, Fresca Group Ltd has this morning sealed a new arrangement by which it has assisted with a management buy-out at Wallings Nursery Ltd.
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NZ firm poised to release residue-free spray
A residue-free spray has been developed by Hawkes Bay-based Post-Harvest Solutions to safeguard crops against bad weather and protect from rot and disease.
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ArticleWaitrose serves up the Strasberry
Waitrose celebrated the official start of British summer time in style last weekend by becoming the first UK retailer to launch the Strasberry.
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ArticleGlen Doll raspberry eyes bright prospects
The newly released Glen Doll floricane raspberry from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Consortium is set to have a promising future, after sales met high expectations.
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ArticleSlow berry market prepares to speed up this quarter
The soft-fruit category has continued to build on its impressive growth over the last three months, but sales have been slow to get off the ground because of tight supply. UK producers are now gearing up for the start of home-grown supply. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleSainsbury's claims UK strawberry record
Sainsbury’s is claiming to have broken the record for the first arrivals of UK strawberries this season.
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Plimsoll names top five
Plimsoll Publishing’s first edition report on the fresh produce trade for 2008 highlights the most profitable companies and the best trading partners in the sector.
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ArticleBerryWorld unveils two premium strawberries
Two new and exclusive UK-grown ever-bearer strawberry varieties have been introduced to the UK market from BerryWorld.
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ArticleChile beats the weather
Despite frosts and late starts, this season’s Chilean fruit offer is the best quality the South American country has exported to the UK in some time. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out how the season has panned out, and what lies ahead for the UK market.
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ArticlePrepped sector fails to be deterred by tough economy
Fresh-cut fruit and niche prepared vegetable lines are leading the way this quarter, and the industry is confident that the predicted economic slowdown this year will not affect the prepared sector. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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Global Berry Congress unveils speaker line-up
Preliminary speakers have been lined up for the first Global Berry Congress, to take place in London on May 15-16.
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ArticleXB blueberries due to hit UK
Grower and exporter XB Extraberries will bring its first harvest of Argentinean blueberries to the UK this year.
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Raspberry season ups and downs
Spanish farm-gate raspberry prices have fallen by about 50 per cent since the beginning of the year, as demand falls away in key export markets.
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ArticleMorocco sings the blues
A blueberry project in Morocco is set to reshape world production, following a link-up between UK soft-fruit specialist The Summerfruit Company and Australian berry grower and breeder Mountain Blue Orchards, with input from Morocco-based berry company Agro Gailes.
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ArticleCPM to take on Polehouse Nurseries' site
A three-year exclusive marketing arrangement for the strawberry crops previously grown by Polehouse Nurseries has been taken on by CPM Retail Ltd.
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ArticleGrape feast and famine
As the grape harvest kicks off in the central regions of Chile, exporters are working to stave off oversupply in the markets later on this month that could bring prices right down as South Africa still struggles on volume.