Prepare your visit to expoSE & expoDirekt

More than 400 exhibitors from 13 countries specialising in the production of asparagus and strawberries and berries as well as in direct marketing will be present at the expoSE & expoDirekt trade fair duo from 20 to 21 November 2024 at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre. The organiser of this 28th edition of expoSE and the 13th expoDirekt is the Association of Asparagus and Strawberry Growers of Southern Germany (VSSE), the largest trade association of asparagus and strawberry growers in Germany with around 630 members. Since its creation in 1996), expoSE has become the leading European trade fair for the production of asparagus and berries. It offers a high concentration of German and European exhibitors for the production, harvesting, packaging and preservation of these products.

The 35th Asparagus Day will take place on November 20

Several specialists will discuss various topics including: Cultivation and marketing of green asparagus in southern Spain, asparagus replanting at Queckbrunnerhof, what to do in the face of the increase in asparagus fly attacks. Current information from the world of asparagus will also be provided in a short format. Faced with skyrocketing production costs, a specialist from North Rhine-Westphalia will ask «Is it still worth growing asparagus?». The conference will end with the possibilities of reducing pesticides in asparagus cultivation.

New : Stone Fruit Forum

For the first time, VSSE is organising the first stone fruit forum as part of the fair. Two renowned stone fruit experts, Peter Hilsendegen, DLR Rheinpfalz, and Thorsten Espey, LVWO Weinsberg, will present new trends in varieties and crop management on the topics of Plums and Cherries. Stone Fruit Forum | Focus on varieties on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in conference room 4/5 of the Karlsruhe Fair. During the trade fair visit, the specific topic “Stone Fruit” is dealt with comprehensively and concentrated in one place.

Berry Technology Forum

The second edition of the Berry Technology Forum will take place on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., as part of expoSE, in the conference room of the Karlsruhe trade fair. The organisers are Marco Joseph and the Association of Asparagus and Strawberry Growers in Southern Germany (VSSE).

More information on the Berry Technology Forum : www.expo-se.de/en/berry-technology-forum