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03 Mar 2025

CSO Italy: European project Berry Swing opens the rich programme of Berry Area 2025

Elisa Macchi :"At Berry Area 2025 CSO Italy will launch the Berry Swing project, update the crop statistics and report about retail distribution by channel."

Prices

01 Mar 2025

Global blueberry prices up 1.3% in standard segment in week 09/2025

The price index consists of 14 global retail brands with product on offer in the 24/02/2025 survey.

Prices

01 Mar 2025

Italian prices down 0.6% in week 09/2025 with raspberries bucking the trend

Blueberries and blackberries push down the online price index of Italian mass retailers, while currants are unchanged in the week of 24/2/2025.

City

28 Feb 2025

In the retail trade in Verona blueberries with declining quality, raspberries and currants with high prices

In the produce departments of the large-scale retail trade in Verona, the shelves are not particularly well stocked with berries due to the high prices.

Events

26 Feb 2025

Read and download the new Italian Berry Magazine now!

The new issue of Italian Berry Magazine opens with a cover exclusively created by Mario Barbieri illustrating the modernity and dynamism of berries.

Packaging

26 Feb 2025

Plastic packaging for berries banned as 'unnecessary' from 2026: Europe's shock regulation

Europe imposes new restrictions on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables, with major implications for producers, distributors and consumers.

Production

25 Feb 2025

For I Frutti di Gil, 2025 is the year of the 'Naike Blueberry Club'

I Frutti di Gil is preparing for a 2025 full of new projects: the new variety club and new packaging will be presented at the Berry Area of Macfrut 2025.

Events

24 Feb 2025

Chile: seminar on optimising operational management in the blueberry sector

The event will look at operational and water management, post-harvest operations, business strategies and climate change impacts.

Marketing

21 Feb 2025

Varietal innovation and consumer marketing help stimulate demand for Florida berries

Florida is the first blueberry harvesting state in the USA and opens its national blueberry season every year, which gives it a competitive advantage.

Consumption

20 Feb 2025

Strawberries: rising prices (+8%) support the market worth € 389 million in Italy

Strawberries remain a popular fruit, with almost 7 out of 10 Italian households buying strawberries at least once a year. But quantities are decreasing.