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Rabobank forecasts growing global demand for berries, but exchange rates, costs and instability are putting pressure on producers: competitiveness is priority.

A clinical trial involving adults aged between 60 and 75 investigated whether regular consumption of freeze-dried strawberries might have an effect on memory and spatial orientation.

Marco Antolini explores the more practical aspects of mechanical blueberry harvesting in the second part of his exclusive interview for Italian Berry.

Local Italian berries dominate Trento stores, offering good quality, fresh batches and medium-high prices; imports from Portugal and Poland remain very limited.

Near Modena the 2026 crop is looking good, but the climate, lack of snow and the neglected pastures are threatening the lowbush blueberry economy.

The plant signal is biological; the diagnosis is statistical. Its value depends on comparing electrical patterns with climate, irrigation and plant physiology.

Global blueberry prices rise 0.7% in week 32 of 2026: the standard retail segment gains 7.1%, while premium drops 7% across leading international retailers.

Filippo Laghi, berries product manager at I Frutti di Gil – Orsero Group, gives Italian Berry an exclusive round-up of the Italian blueberry season.

According to Auburn University, growing early-season blueberries in polytunnels can bring forward the harvest, increase yields and improve quality.

In Italian retail, blueberry prices rise by 1.7% in week 32 of 2026; raspberry and blackberry prices hold firm, while the weekly market index increases by 0.7%.