Whether it’s through mergers, acquisitions or joint ventures, a fast-growing and competitive blueberry environment coupled with unprecedented cheap liquidity means the soft fruit’s consolidation course is set to remain in full swing.
The world’s leading trade fair for global fresh fruit trade is being postponed to 5-7 April 2022.
Blueberry plantations in Serbia have seen explosive growth in the past five years, and have reached 2,500 hectares in acreage, producing more than 6,000 tons of produce, and the acreage is still rapidly growing. Blueberry plantations are large and use the latest technology and practices in both production and trade.
The restart of presence fairs after Corona-related pause was successful and preparations for BIOFACH, World's Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, and VIVANESS, International Trade Fair for Natural Cosmetics 2022, have long been in full swing.
Agricultural banking specialist Rabobank has indicated global fresh blueberry exports are likely to expand steadily during the next few years, as growing regions continue to diversify around the globe.
Did you know that Ukraine is in the TOP – 5 countries in the world with the highest increase in organic increase in organic agricultural land, has the most fertile soil in Europe, 467 980 ha agricultural land (organic and in-conversion), and represents more than 617 organic opetators?
Over the past few years Ukraine has significantly strengthened its position as an exporter of organic food products on the international market. Nowadays Ukraine is one of the top exporters of organics to Europe. As of 2020, Ukraine has 722 organic operators and 467 980 ha land organic and in conversion which are constantly growing.
New raspberry acreage in Mexico is fuelling a surge in exports according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Enjoying increasing demand in recent years, Turkish farmers have invested in new orchards, uprooted non-commercial varieties, and replanted trees suitable for the export markets. There are also new private sector companies investing in juice production and fruit exports.
The Peruvian 2021/2022 blueberry export season, which runs from May to April, has reached its first quarter. Until July, the fruit shipments in this campaign period totaled 7,267 tons for US $ 41.3 million. This is a 7% increase in volume and 3% decrease in value compared to the same space of the previous season. In this short time, the average price of blueberries was US $ 5.68 per kilogram, 4% below the same season of the previous season.
Fruit farmers in the U.S. state of Washington are expecting losses in the millions of dollars after a brutal summer that saw a record-breaking heat wave followed by a statewide drought emergency.
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