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Blueberry prices were stable in 66% of the references surveyed by Italian Berry's global retail index, down 0.3% overall.

By 2021, Ventura had overtaken Biloxi as the main blueberry variety produced in Peru. But now its supremacy is being seriously challenged by a premium variety.

Blueberry prices continued to fall, dropping 5.4 per cent in the Italian retail e-commerce index. Contrasting trends for blackberries and raspberries.

The court ruled in the case against an unlicensed nursery for the illegal breeding, propagation and sale of an MBO variety.

The assignment is worth EUR 1,771,729 excluding VAT, lasts 36 months and aims to increase awareness of berries among consumers in Italy and Germany.

'For the consumer if it has bloom, it seems more natural,' says Vincenzo Russo, professor of consumer psychology and neuromarketing at Iulm in Milan.

The price index for blueberry drops by 10% in the e-commerce lists of Italian retail stores in week 48/2024; other products in the category also fall.

The Global Blueberry Price Index based on 14 global retails audited 25/11/2024 has decreased by 1,3% compared to the previous week.

Prices falling for blueberries and raspberries, stable for blackberries; high quality for blueberries, lower for raspberries and blackberries, which are not very fresh on the shelves.

On 5 December 2024, Kosovo will host the 9th International Raspberry Conference, an event that consolidates the country's role in the berry industry.