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19 Aug 2024

Currants, Italian households' expenditure down 32% in two years

Rising prices and falling penetration have caused a drastic drop in currant spending by Italian households from € 6.6 M to € 4.5 M in two years.

Production

16 Aug 2024

Wild blueberry plundered on Cimone (Italy)

The 2024 season of the Appennino Modenese (Italy) wild blueberry disappointed the authorised operators who were unable to harvest. Let's see what happened.

Markets

15 Aug 2024

Agrovision valued at $1 billion as it raises $100M funding

The company specialising in the premium segment has raised around $250 million in total equity since its foundation in 2012.

Habits

Consumption

14 Aug 2024

Spending on blackberries doubled (+93%) by Italian households in YE 06/2024

Italian Berry - Gfk data on the consumption of blackberries by Italian households show a +93% increase in value. What factors determined this result?

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Retail

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13 Aug 2024

Mid-summer retail sales slow down in Verona (Italy) and quality disappoints

In Verona, the shelves are stocked: the quality is fluctuating but mainly poor; there are few fresh lots, partly because of the holidays.

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Consumption

13 Aug 2024

Raspberries, prices rise (+22.5%) and Italian households' consumption falls

Rising prices are pushing down raspberry consumption and Italian consumers' preferences are shifting to other berries in the category.

Habits

Consumption

12 Aug 2024

Strawberries: increasing prices (+8.4%) and spending by Italian households

The consumption of strawberries by Italian households has increased in value by 0.9% over the past 12 months, reaching an expenditure of over € 390 million.

Events

12 Aug 2024

Free access to the 2024 International Blueberry Organization webinar and report

The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) will present the report 'Global State of the Blueberry Industry 2024' during a free webinar on 15 August 2024.

Production

09 Aug 2024

MSU robot identifies 94% of blackberries ready for robotic harvesting

MSU is developing a blackberry detection and localisation system, which feeds a robotic collection system based on deep learning.

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Retail

Prices

08 Aug 2024

Brescia (Italy): mixed quality for berries on the shelves

The quality of berries is variable for blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and currants. Prices for blueberries are low, while for raspberries rather high.