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Optimisation is the motto of the International Berry Conference 2024, which will be held next March in Poland in a two-day format. The first day (7 March) will be held at the Mazurkas Hotel in Ożarów Mazowiecki, near Warsaw. The second day will be in the field.

Italian retail price index showing blackberry and raspberry increasing by more than 4 percent compared to the previous week, while the blueberries dropped by 1.9 percent in week 52/2023.

The Packer's Organic Fresh Trends 2024 survey revealed that younger consumers, ethnic minorities (particularly blacks/African Americans), and families with one or two children were more likely to report buying organic blueberries.

Il mercato della vendita al dettaglio di piccoli frutti nella settimana 52/2023 a Piacenza dimostra alcuni aspetti rilevanti che comprendono i prezzi variabili, la disponibilità dei prodotti sugli scaffali e le peculiarità dei lotti di piccoli frutti, con particolare attenzione al mirtillo.

Global trade in berries surpassed bananas in 2021 and continued to hold the lead in 2022. Exports of fresh and frozen berries at the end of 2022 brought exporters about $13.7 billion.

According to Elizabeth Miranda "once again, genetics plays a very important role and it is clear that companies not working with patented varieties have been the most affected and may be left out over time."

The areas under berries in the province of Huelva amounted to 11,243 hectares for the 2023/24 campaign, according to the Huelva berry association, Freshuelva. This represents a decrease of 4.75 per cent compared to the previous season. Raspberry areas are plummeting.

The situation of berries in the retail shops Verona is characterised by variable prices, diversification in blueberry packages, fluctuating quality, stock breakages and a limited number of brands. The survey was carried out on 19/12/2023 by the Osservatorio Piccoli Frutti on 20 shops.

British Berry Growers strongly criticised the comments on growers' wages made by the British Retail Consortium that supermarkets are indeed paying more to growers, but that these higher values are being absorbed by middlemen.