Berries news archive – Page 197
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ArticleSpain looks for alternatives
A difficult season for strawberry production in Spain this year has been well documented. But a sectorial plan in place and investment outside Andalusia are proving not only that strawberries are not the only soft fruit, but also that Huelva is not the only growing area. Kathy Hammond reports.
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ArticleItaly keeps hopes up
With a season that clashes with the peak of the Spanish season and the early UK crop, Italian berry producers generally struggle to send berries to the UK. But, with larger volumes available, there remains hope that exporters can find the odd niche to create demand for their fruit.
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ArticleHighs and lows
The UK market is not what it was for Belgian and Dutch soft fruit producers. Or is it? Tony Leighton reports on contrasting fortunes in the Low Countries.
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ArticleUS impact on UK market
Global production bases allow soft-fruit suppliers to overcome seasonal variances, such as seen in Spain this year, and deliver top quality timely varieties to the market. How is the US market responding to market opportunities, asks Jessica Purbrick-Herbst.
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ArticleTaking the heat out
Farm Refrigeration offers storage solutions for soft-fruit producers, including one of KG Fruits’ largest suppliers, Hugh Lowe Farms. Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleTrio of releases excite EMR
Three new varieties from the strawberry breeding programme at East Malling Research (EMR) have been named and are due to be released to the UK industry this year.
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ArticleKnight rides to raspberry rescue
EMR is planning to release three new summer fruiting raspberries according to raspberry breeder Vicky Knight.
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US strawberries hit by frost
US farmers have fallen foul of bad weather, with a recent freeze damaging strawberries and some of the apple crop in the central New York area.
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ArticleBest of the rest
Foods from Spain’s promotional campaign in the UK focuses on the products and regions that are covered earlier in this supplement. But there is much more besides and here is a round-up of the best of the rest.
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ArticlePoland - one year on
When 10 new countries from Eastern Europe joined the European Union last year, the horticultural world was awash with predictions about which of them would make an instant impact and how long it would be before the accession nations really stamped their mark on the EU marketplace. Poland had the most to gain, and therefore also to lose, and a little over one year down the track, Tommy Leighton charts progress to date, and asks key players whether their outlooks have been altered.
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ArticleEgypt jostles for leading position
Expansion is a priority for leading Egyptian producers and many are firing on all cylinders to stay at the top. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more.
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ArticleSpanish berries under attack
Spanish strawberry growers federation Freshuelva is warning that unfair competition with Morocco and China has placed Spanish production under serious threat.
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ArticleSpanish raspberries to last longer
Raspberries from Huelva appear to be recovering from a rocky start to their season.
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ArticleFirst English raspberries arrive
The first English raspberries are coming on stream thanks to pioneering work by Chris Tirrell, a KG grower.
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Trap developed for strawberry pest
Scientists have developed a special trap to tackle a persistent pest to strawberry crops.
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EMR unveils three new berries
Three new strawberry varieties from the breeding programme at East Malling Research (EMR) have been named.
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ArticleChapmans chops out the chore
In the latest of our series of articles on the winners of Re:fresh Awards in 2004, Ed Bedington visits Portadown independent retailer Chapmans.
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Fruit fly eradicated by California
The US Department of Agriculture has announced the eradication of the Oriental fruit fly in Orange County, California.