Cooperation with University of Bologna on new Pear varieties development Next Trade Fair: Fruit Attraction Madrid (22-24 October) Now that Asia Fruit Logistica is over, CIV – Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti […]
Wed 09/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Fortuna strawberry variety continues to dominate production of the fruit in Huelva, Spain. A study by IFAPA shows that the very early Fortuna variety accounts for 39.4% of the […]
Tue 24/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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A sales strategy that includes working closely with Retailers Category Managers CIV – Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti [Italian Growers Consortium] in San Giuseppe di Comacchio (Ferrara) – will attend the next […]
Tue 26/03/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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In the past five years, strawberry consumption in Italy has slumped by around 3,000 tons, due mainly to consumer dissatisfaction. According to a study by Agroter’s Fruit and Vegetables Monitor, […]
Thu 21/03/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spain’s strawberry production area increased by 3.5% in 2018, from 5,890 hectares to 6,095. The country’s 2017/18 campaign ended with a production of 280,300 tons, 8% less than twelve months […]
Mon 18/03/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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From Fruit Logistica in Berlin to the 2019 Global Berry Congress (www.berrycongress.com), to be held in Rotterdam 25 – 27 March. CIV [Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti di San Giuseppe di Comacchio […]
Thu 28/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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A new University of California strawberry cultivar, UC9, is harvested in Prunevale, California. The goal of the breeding program is to develop new, commercially useful varieties of strawberry plants that […]
Mon 26/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Now that Asia Fruit Logistica is over, CIV – Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti [Italian Growers Consortium] in San Giuseppe di Comacchio is looking forward to the next trade fair, FRUIT ATTRACTION […]
Tue 18/09/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spain’s strawberry season began at the end of November, but by December it was less advanced than expected, due to the drop in temperatures, which slowed production. When Christmas arrived, […]
Wed 22/08/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Italian strawberry sector risks collapse if action is taken immediately, according to the coordinator of the Strawberry Product Committee of Italy’s Ministry of Agricultural Policies, Francesco Nicodemo. “In a […]
Thu 19/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The beginning of May saw the first early varieties of strawberry appear on the shelves at a market price of €4.52/kg. Despite the lack of rain, the ripeness and quality […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Dutch greenhouse strawberry growers are looking to usurp the current king of the supermarkets – the Spanish strawberry. Around a dozen large-scale strawberry farms are already working to produce strawberries […]
Tue 22/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
