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Breeding 

Varieties 

08 Jan 2024

Marimbella® in the lead: NSG 203 variety conquers southern Italian producers
With more than 35 million plants distributed for the 2023/24 campaign, which is equivalent to a 14% increase compared to the last campaign, the strawberry variety NSG 203 (marketed under the brand name Marimbella®) is the cultivar most in demand among growers. Used both as rooted top and fresh plant, Marimbella® is already in production in Campania, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily.

Retail 

Prices 

06 Jan 2024

Price index up for Italian retail in week 1/2024: raspberries and blueberries up, but SKUs down from previous week
The price index rose to +2.2 per cent in the first week of 2024: raspberries (+4.2 per cent) and blueberries (+1.8 per cent) rose, while prices for blackberries and currants remained unchanged. The number of SKUs fell sharply from 53 last week to 41.

Retail 

Prices 

06 Jan 2024

Global price index slightly down in week 1/2024: -1.3% with standard segment down, organic segment up
The global price index fell in the first week of 2024: -1.3% driven by the decline of the standard segment to -3.80%. In contrast, the organic segment grew with an increase of 5.11%. The number of SKUs also decreased to 46 from 51 in the previous week.

Retail 

Markets 

03 Jan 2024

Italian Berry Retail Monitor in Brescia finds offer concentrated in few hands in week 1/2024
In Brescia, blueberries present themselves as an affordable option, with moderate prices echoing the needs of the value-for-money consumer. However, the analysis reveals significant fluctuations in the costs of blackberries, raspberries and currants, with variations depending on the different retailers.

Events 

02 Jan 2024

Optimisation is the key word at the 2024 Berry Conference in Poland
Optimisation is the motto of the International Berry Conference 2024, which will be held next March in Poland in a two-day format. The first day (7 March) will be held at the Mazurkas Hotel in Ożarów Mazowiecki, near Warsaw. The second day will be in the field.

Markets 

Prices 

30 Dec 2023

Rising prices for blackberries and raspberries in Italian retail in week 52/2023
Italian retail price index showing blackberry and raspberry increasing by more than 4 percent compared to the previous week, while the blueberries dropped by 1.9 percent in week 52/2023.

Organic 

Markets 

29 Dec 2023

Organic blueberries doubled sales in 10 years
The Packer's Organic Fresh Trends 2024 survey revealed that younger consumers, ethnic minorities (particularly blacks/African Americans), and families with one or two children were more likely to report buying organic blueberries.

Markets 

Prices 

28 Dec 2023

Berries in Piacenza: new brands while shelves not always full in week 52/2023
Il mercato della vendita al dettaglio di piccoli frutti nella settimana 52/2023 a Piacenza dimostra alcuni aspetti rilevanti che comprendono i prezzi variabili, la disponibilità dei prodotti sugli scaffali e le peculiarità dei lotti di piccoli frutti, con particolare attenzione al mirtillo.

Markets 

27 Dec 2023

More berries are sold than bananas while global trade exceeds $13.7 billion
Global trade in berries surpassed bananas in 2021 and continued to hold the lead in 2022. Exports of fresh and frozen berries at the end of 2022 brought exporters about $13.7 billion.

Production 

22 Dec 2023

El Niño upsets blueberry yield ranking in Peru
According to Elizabeth Miranda "once again, genetics plays a very important role and it is clear that companies not working with patented varieties have been the most affected and may be left out over time."