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Production 

Blueberry season over 20,000 tonnes for South Africa, but there is a problem in Europe-image

18 Dec 2024

Blueberry season over 20,000 tonnes for South Africa, but there is a problem in Europe
While South African blueberry growers are beginning to look eastwards, exports on traditional markets are overtaking the previous campaign.

Prices 

Global prices up 5% for standard blueberries in week 51/2024-image

18 Dec 2024

Global prices up 5% for standard blueberries in week 51/2024
The Global Blueberry Price Index of the basket of 14 brands across continents recorded on 16/12/2024 increased by 3.6 % compared to the previous week.

Prices 

Esselunga (Italy) breaks through 20 Eur/kg in raspberry Christmas range-image

17 Dec 2024

Esselunga (Italy) breaks through 20 Eur/kg in raspberry Christmas range
Italy's e-commerce price index up for raspberries, with +5.3% in the week before Christmas. Esselunga's premium lines are also part of the trend.

Production 

Cross-pollination improves blueberry quality and accelerates ripening-image

17 Dec 2024

Cross-pollination improves blueberry quality and accelerates ripening
Suziblue and Twilight showed the greatest benefits from cross-pollination: significantly increased fruit weight and accelerated ripening.

Production 

Industrial sulphur scandal over Chinese goji puts 12,000 tonnes of exports at risk-image

16 Dec 2024

Industrial sulphur scandal over Chinese goji puts 12,000 tonnes of exports at risk
The Chinese superfood goji berry boasts health benefits but faces food safety challenges and scandals related to illegal chemical practices.

Production 

Ecuador and Colombia are the new frontier for year-round blueberries-image

14 Dec 2024

Ecuador and Colombia are the new frontier for year-round blueberries
Colombia and Ecuador, while not yet having significant numbers, show dynamism in their production and approach to international blueberry markets.

Climate change 

Strawberries: 40% of harvests at risk due to climate change-image

13 Dec 2024

Strawberries: 40% of harvests at risk due to climate change
Research from the University of Waterloo (Canada) analysed the effects of rising temperatures on strawberries and identified mitigation actions.

Prices 

Global blueberry price index collapse: in the discount segment -12.5% in week 50/2024-image

12 Dec 2024

Global blueberry price index collapse: in the discount segment -12.5% in week 50/2024
All blueberry segments fell vertically in the global price index, which dropped by 2.9 % overall in week 50/2024.

Prices 

Redcurrants crisis with prices up 4.5% in one week-image

11 Dec 2024

Redcurrants crisis with prices up 4.5% in one week
While the drop in the price of blueberries (-4.8%) continues, the redcurrant crisis is evident and is set to extend over the coming months.

City 

Aldi and Lidl most convenient blueberry price among 19 shops in Trento (Italy)-image

10 Dec 2024

Aldi and Lidl most convenient blueberry price among 19 shops in Trento (Italy)
The shelves of the berry category in Trento are well stocked, with blueberries from Peru, blackberries from Mexico and raspberries from different origins.

Research 

Strawberry genetic markers pave the way for tastier, healthier fruit-image

10 Dec 2024

Strawberry genetic markers pave the way for tastier, healthier fruit
Researchers have identified genetic markers that could help breeders improve the quality and shelf life of strawberries.