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The Italian co-operative Sant'Orsola will be at Fruit Logistica 2024 in Berlin (7-9 February). In its 45th year of activity, it will present a preview of the new red colour and the company's graphical design for packaging. Featured will be the zero-residue raspberry-mirtillo double pack.

In Chile, weather conditions led to a slower development of crops and thus to very concentrated peak weeks. The end of the season is expected to last longer than in the previous season.

From January to November 2023, Morocco supplied a total of 1,400 tonnes of fresh blueberries to South-East Asia (excluding Vietnam). This represents an increase of almost 50 per cent compared to the full year 2022.

Falling prices for blueberries and blackberries push down the weekly price index for small fruit in the Italian retail trade. While the average price for blueberries is Eur 21.80/kg, the average recorded price for raspberries is Eur 25.51/kg.

The phenomenon with the greatest impact on the global blueberry supply chain in the last six months has been El Niño, whose effects have had a devastating effect on Peruvian production. The problem of risks related to extreme weather events is complex and requires wide-ranging solutions.

According to forecasts by the International Blueberry Organisation, blueberry production will increase from 2M tonnes per year to 3M in 2030. The International Blueberry Conference, to be held in Poland on 7-8 March 2024, will be an opportunity to discuss the future of the blueberry market.

The extra-early blueberry programme of Huelva-based Onubafruit grew out of a multi-year project to develop proprietary varieties that could be harvested when European supply is at its lowest. The result is a series of new varieties covering the early part of the season.

Le quotazioni di piccoli frutti e fragole dai più importanti mercati ortofrutticoli all'ingrosso superano in media i 20 euro il kg. Prodotto da Marocco, Portogallo, Messico e Perù, ma le fragole sono tutte italiane. Basilicata molto attiva con i berries.

Moderate prices prevail on the Padua marketplace for blueberries; while blackberries and raspberries stand on higher checkout lines, especially blackberries, which are often not on the shelves. Blueberries also in 250g and 300g formats from Peru, Chile, and Morocco.

There are many varieties of blueberries, but which are the most profitable for Chilean and Peruvian producers? According to Sebastian Ochoa, an expert consultant to blueberry producing and exporting companies, the most profitable varieties are those with low or no chill requirements.