While in previous years there have sometimes been reports of price pressure on the market, this year’s situation is very different. Spain has supplied a much smaller volume than usual due to the weather conditions and a shortage of labor due to the measures enforced to stop the coronavirus. Italy is managing to fill the […]
Read MoreIn the 2019/20 season, blueberry producers in the southern hemisphere reached record export figures, with 261.5 thousand tons. According to the annual report of the marketing agency iQonsulting, the supply volume this season exceeded that of the 2018/19 campaign by 18%. 42% of the export volume was accounted for by producers from Chile. […]
Read MoreEastFruit analysts can now officially confirm that the world ranking of blueberry exporters has received a new leader – Peru. A comparison of official blueberry export data from Chile and Peru now confirms this information. In 2019, while Chilean blueberry producers struggled with drought and water shortages, trying to keep production and export volumes […]
Read More“It’s currently the Easter holidays in Belgium, and combined with the low temperatures, this has resulted in slightly slower sales. It’s expected proper Easter sales will start in the middle of this week. The top products for Easter are strawberries and asparagus, just like last year. Prices for both products were fairly low in recent […]
Read MoreChile is reportedly anticipating that U.S. authorities will lift their requirement that blueberries be fumigated by the next season and instead allow the fruit to be exported under a systems approach protocol. The end of restrictions on the entry of blueberries to the United States has been announced for years, but the Agriculture and Livestock […]
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