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Health 

Berries and health: genetics and technologies to preserve quality and nutrients-image

13 Jun 2026

Berries and health: genetics and technologies to preserve quality and nutrients
Genetics, post-harvest technologies and edible packaging are reshaping Europe’s berry industry through climate resilience, sensory quality, longer shelf life, and lower food waste.

Retail 

Blueberries: Coop has grown by 42% and accounts for around 8% of the Italian market-image

12 Jun 2026

Blueberries: Coop has grown by 42% and accounts for around 8% of the Italian market
Coop will sell 1.6 million kg of blueberries in 2025: around 8% of the Italian market, mainly in 250g packs, but a 100g snack pack is also on the way.

Prices 

Berries in Florence: limited ranges, unstable quality and prices reaching €31.84 per kilogram-image

12 Jun 2026

Berries in Florence: limited ranges, unstable quality and prices reaching €31.84 per kilogram
The Florence Berry Monitor finds poorly stocked shelves, unstable quality and average prices of €18.02/kg, with blueberries available in 100% of the stores surveyed in city supermarkets.

Production 

Egypt is emerging as a new key player in the global blueberry market-image

11 Jun 2026

Egypt is emerging as a new key player in the global blueberry market
With a significant increase in cultivated land and the arrival of major international players, Egypt is making a name for itself.

Prices 

Global blueberry prices climb 2.2% in week 24 of 2026 across key international retail markets-image

11 Jun 2026

Global blueberry prices climb 2.2% in week 24 of 2026 across key international retail markets
The global blueberry price index rose 2.2% in week 24/2026. Standard blueberries increased 3.51%, with prices ranging from €8.31 to €37.12 per kg across the 14 retailers monitored worldwide.

Breeding 

Fall Creek acquires Berryplant and Berrytech and expands into raspberries and blackberries-image

10 Jun 2026

Fall Creek acquires Berryplant and Berrytech and expands into raspberries and blackberries
Fall Creek acquisisce Berryplant e Berrytech e amplia la propria strategia dal mirtillo ai piccoli frutti, con focus su Rubus e innovazione varietale.

Varieties 

GIUSY® CIVH413, a new June-bearing variety for the premium strawberry segment-image

10 Jun 2026

GIUSY® CIVH413, a new June-bearing variety for the premium strawberry segment
GIUSY® CIVH413 is a premium June-bearing strawberry focused on taste, shelf life, earliness and productivity for the supply chain.

Prices 

Berries in Italian online retail: prices rise in week 24/2026 as raspberries jump 15%-image

10 Jun 2026

Berries in Italian online retail: prices rise in week 24/2026 as raspberries jump 15%
In week 24/2026, berry prices in Italian online retail rose by 2.6%, driven by raspberries at +15%, while blueberries fell and assortment remained led by blueberries across online groceries.

Consumption 

Berries as ingredients: values and trends beyond the fresh aisle-image

09 Jun 2026

Berries as ingredients: values and trends beyond the fresh aisle
A new focus on berries in the food, beverage, wellness and cosmetics sectors, designed to identify trends in values and culture from other categories

Export 

Peru, first forecast for blueberry exports in 2026–27: 56 million kg expected up to week 33-image

08 Jun 2026

Peru, first forecast for blueberry exports in 2026–27: 56 million kg expected up to week 33
The increase compared with 2025/26 is due to 3,000 new hectares coming into production and a focus on early-maturing varieties. However, El Niño looms.

Health 

Fragole e salute vascolare: lo studio che guarda oltre il colesterolo-image

06 Jun 2026

Fragole e salute vascolare: lo studio che guarda oltre il colesterolo
Clinical study shows strawberries quickly improve endothelial function and systolic pressure in adults with moderate hypercholesterolemia and support heart health and vascular tone naturally