Today, in the commercial production of vegetables, the use of free pollination varieties lowers. They are grown in the manufacture of products with a protected geographical origin or in the production of products traditional for a given region. The ideologists of organic farming popularize varieties, but organic producers themselves very often prefer hybrids. Often, producers […]
Read MoreThis season, the cooperative plans to collect about 400 tons of Duke blueberries. Created this year, the cooperative of Ukrainian producers of organic and conventional blueberries Big Berry Coop begins supplying products to the international and domestic markets, reports Agri-gator. The members of the first blueberry cooperative are three Ukrainian producers: BigBlue Organic […]
Read MoreCurrently, blueberries are one of the most popular berries in Ukrainian farms. As EastFruit previously reported, today in the country, about 3 thousand hectares are occupied under this berry. According to market players’ forecasts, the areas under it will triple over the next five years. The popularity of blueberries among Ukrainian berries is explained, […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture of Ukraine has developed a draft concept for the industrial development of potato growing for 2021–2025. According to AgroPortal, this is stated in the message of the Information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine. As noted, the purpose of the document is to […]
Read MoreConsidering the export of fruit and berry products from Ukraine, more than 95% of export is constituted by three categories, in particular, walnuts, frozen berries, and apples. This opinion was expressed by the Director of Development of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association (UHA) Kateryna Zvereva in a comment to Agravery. She noted that for […]
Read MoreEastFruit reports, citing The Produce News, that the North American market seems to be under the threat of a new trade war between the United States and Mexico. Now, berries and other seasonal fruit and vegetable categories have come to the attention of the Donald Trump administration. On September 1, the Office of the United […]
Read MoreDespite two waves of spring frosts in Ukraine this year, industry experts note that producers can harvest a larger harvest of apples than in 2019 when the country recorded a record low result. According to Oleksandr Khorev, head of the APK-Inform: Vegetables and Fruits project, this year, new orchards, which were laid 3-5 years ago, […]
Read MoreSeveral new players would like to enter the berry market, but it turned out that growing a good harvest is not so easy. AgroXXI, based on Hortidaily.com., writes that climate change and associated weather conditions are making adjustments to one of the most profitable agricultural markets in the world, particularly berry production. Ronald van Vossen, […]
Read MoreThe Ukrainian berry continues to conquer the world markets even despite the fact that in the domestic market this year, blueberries’ price was much higher than its export value. This opinion was expressed by the director of LLC Brusvyana (Ukraine, Zhytomyr region), which produces seedlings of fruit and berry crops, Liliana Dmitrieva, in an interview […]
Read MoreEastFruit analysts report that in the first seven months of 2020, China sharply reduced imports and sharply increased exports of fresh apples. In January – July 2020, apple imports to China decreased by 41% compared to the same period in 2019 to 55 thousand tons, but it was still higher than in 2018. The leading […]
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