TL;DR: If frozen berries are a key part of your product line—think smoothies, sauces, purées, desserts, or retail pouches—2025 is shaping up to be a high-stakes year. Weather extremes have dramatically impacted yield across Europe, and pricing is responding accordingly. If you haven’t secured your volume yet, now’s the time. ⸻ Climate, Crops & Consequences …
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Sour Cherries: Half a Harvest, Full Demand Hungary’s sour cherry crop took a serious hit this year. Spring frost drastically cut yields, with the season expected to produce only about half the volume of a typical year. That’s creating a perfect storm for processors: limited fresh fruit, strong global demand, and already low stocks of …
If you’re in the business of sourcing cherries, 2025 may be your golden year. Thanks to ideal spring conditions—warm days, cool nights, and a strong bloom—the Pacific Northwest (PNW) cherry crop is shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory. Growers across Washington and Oregon are projecting a harvest increase of about …
The latest crop update from California and the Pacific Northwest points to a promising season for food manufacturers and processors sourcing frozen fruits and vegetables. Tomatoes This year’s tomato season is progressing well, with healthy early growth and no major disease or water issues reported. Processors are expecting a steady supply of quality tomatoes, with …