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The Italian Berry Retail Monitor survey took place this week on 20/02/2024 in the urban area of Milan and covered 20 points of sale of 19 brands belonging to 16 large-scale retail groups.

"The positive climate for berries continues for Italian families: now we need more courage and more emphasis on taste and formats": Carlo Lingua, managing director of RK Growers, thus comments on the half-yearly data on berries consumption updated by Italian Berry - GfK to 31/12/2023.

The mechanized harvesting of highbush blueberries presents a combination of advantages and challenges that are crucial for farmers to consider when deciding on their harvesting methods. Tomra recently launched a new module specifically designed to select machine harvested blueberries.

With a very short notice, one of the major German supermarkets has abruptly suspended the supply of blueberries sourced from Chile. Chilean operators are deeply concerned that this decision could have a snowball effect on other German retailers.

The berry retail offer in Genoa this week revealed a serious shortage of redcurrants, available in only three out of the 18 shops visited. The quality was generally unsatisfactory across the whole range, with prepacks on the shelves since the beginning of February.

In 2023, blackberries reached their highest sales in the last three years, exceeding 10 million Euro, with a record increase of 46% compared to 2022, according to Italian Berry - GfK data updated to 31/12/2023, which analyses the consumption of berry by Italian families.

Il ribes rosso sta perdendo mercato in Italia e il valore della spesa totale delle famiglie è sceso sotto i 5 milioni di Euro per la prima volta negli ultimi tre anni. Il calo del 4% nella spesa per i ribes è uno dei dati sui consumi raccolti da Italian Berry - GfK aggiornati al 31/12/2023.

Jorge Duarte has developed a solid experience as a consultant for berry growers, travelling the world to share knowledge and guide the growers to fine the best solutions for their crops, with an eye to the farm, the market requirements and the consumer trends.

In the last few days, a heartfelt message shared on social media by Leadketty, a renowned Scottish producer of berries, has shaken the online community. The Corrigall family, at the helm of the farm, announced with profound sadness the decision to close its doors due to economic challenges.

After a period of sharply declining consumption (-39% in volume and -20% in value between 2021 and 2022), the consumption of raspberries by Italian households resumed a positive trend on all the main indicators according to Italian Berry - GfK data updated to 31/12/2023.