Chambers plugs gap in U.K. prepared fruit market with snacking division

The Fruitery, its ‘market-leading’ ready-to-eat fruit facility, is packing own-label pots and punnets of mainly berries for retailers and foodservice operators.

February 12 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 5, 2019

Week 5 in the U.S. market saw a drop in blueberry demand and prices, but an improvement for green and red seedless table grapes.

February 08 , 2019

OZblu blueberries to be grown in Northern Hemisphere

The Australian-bred varieties will now also be grown in Mexico following the entry of a third company into the joint venture with Migiva Group and United Exports.

February 07 , 2019

Large Chilean blueberry arrivals in U.S. put pressure on prices

Several industry sources give us their perspective on how the development of the season, which has been troubled by poor arrival quality of some batches of fruit in export markets.

February 06 , 2019

Argentina: Blueberry prices in U.S. hit by heavy Peruvian volumes, says industry rep

The season also saw lower exports than originally forecast as well as the first-ever shipments to China, which in January agreed to lower tariffs for Argentine blueberries.

January 24 , 2019

Q&A: Camposol celebrates successful first year with blueberry brand

We caught up with CEO Jorge Ramirez to hear about how the brand has been received in key export markets, plans for the "very intense" next season, and expectations for when Peru will overtake Chile in blueberry exports.

January 21 , 2019

U.S., EU blueberry market prices down amid greater Peruvian volumes

In addition, Peru has sent a higher proportion of fruit to the U.S. market this year and a lower proportion to the EU, while the situation is the reverse for Chile and Argentina.

January 14 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 1, 2019

Blueberry and cherry prices fell week-on-week in the U.S., while limited Mexican avocado supplies led to price increases for that commodity.

January 10 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 50, 2018

Lower avocado supply levels in China this week allowed for price increases, while a drop in blueberry demand in the same market pushed down prices.

December 20 , 2018

Haskap berries to be sold in Europe after listing as traditional food

U.K.-based berry and stonefruit company Soloberry, which has been heavily involved in bringing the fruit to the EU since 2015, said it has been successfully selling haskap outside of Europe.

December 19 , 2018