EVENTI

Calendario globale degli eventi specializzati sui piccoli frutti e frutti di bosco.

City

Retail

Prices

14 Feb 2025

In Brescia blackberries and raspberries hold up retail prices

With blueberries, prices and assortments are satisfactory, with sizes ranging from 125 to 500 grams. Quality standards are good for all product lines.

Consumption

13 Feb 2025

Raspberries, the Italian market in 2024 grows only driven by prices

Over the last five years, the raspberry has seen a steady increase in value in Italy from € 27.3 M in 2020 to € 38.1 M in 2024 (+40%).

Breeding

Events

12 Feb 2025

Berry Area at Macfrut 2025: NSG focuses on networking

The Berry Area will be a new way for NSG to present the strawberry and berry industry where "networking will certainly be easy."

Consumption

12 Feb 2025

Blueberries in Italy: 900.000 new households and 12.500 tons in 2024

Blueberries continue to perform well in Italy in terms of penetration and total consumption, ranking as one of the most dynamic lines in the fruit department.

Habits

Consumption

11 Feb 2025

Italian households expenditure on berries exceeds Eur 232M in 2024 (+14.9%)

In 2024, there was also a 15.4 per cent increase in the quantities purchased, which rose from 14.2 thousand tonnes to over 16.4 thousand tonnes.

Brand

Marketing

10 Feb 2025

Tennisnack, the premium blueberry on-the-go pack backed by Olympic gold medal Sara Errani

Fogliati presented at Fruit Logistica a new line of premium blueberries featuring Olympic champion Italian tennis player Sara Errani as testimonial.

Organic

Export

10 Feb 2025

Camposol and Beta lead the 2024/25 ranking of Peruvian blueberry exporters to Europe

At week 5 of the 2024/25 season, the total volume exported by Peru reached 303,191 tonnes, marking a 45% increase compared to the 2023/24 campaign.

Breeding

07 Feb 2025

Blueberry texture: a new video from the VacCAP project

The texture is relevant with regard to consumer preferences, mechanised harvesting and genetic improvement programmes.

Production

06 Feb 2025

Drones and AI against the devastating Blueberry Scorch virus

BIScV is one of the most destructive diseases for blueberries in Canada, with symptoms such as leaf chlorosis, necrosis and plant decay.

Production

05 Feb 2025

Average yield of blueberries still below 10 ton/ha on a global basis

In 2023, global blueberry production dropped by 6%, but is growing in Asia and Africa. Consumption remains strong, supporting the market.