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32% drop compared to the same period in the previous marketing year. As the world's largest exporter of fresh blueberries, Peru's drop in production had an impact on supplies to all major consumer markets and strengthened prices.

Price index slightly up in the week 2/2024: stable prices for blackberries and raspberries, slight decrease for blueberries. The stranded segment was led by the growth of currants at +16.7% compared to the previous week. Decline also for SKUs at -12% to 41 total.

In Bologna, prices are falling, especially for blueberries, due to the drop in consumption after the holidays. Blackberries and raspberries, on the other hand, remain strong. The quality remains fresh, as do the production batches, but there is a general decline in the quantity of SKUs on the shelves, to the point of a few stock breaks. Chilean blueberries appeared for the first time, generally presenting good quality. Supply from Mexico for raspberries also continued, a sign of the lack of European supply at the moment (Morocco, Spain, Italy and Portugal).

The price index rose to +2.2 per cent in the first week of 2024: raspberries (+4.2 per cent) and blueberries (+1.8 per cent) rose, while prices for blackberries and currants remained unchanged. The number of SKUs fell sharply from 53 last week to 41.

The global price index fell in the first week of 2024: -1.3% driven by the decline of the standard segment to -3.80%. In contrast, the organic segment grew with an increase of 5.11%. The number of SKUs also decreased to 46 from 51 in the previous week.

In Brescia, blueberries present themselves as an affordable option, with moderate prices echoing the needs of the value-for-money consumer. However, the analysis reveals significant fluctuations in the costs of blackberries, raspberries and currants, with variations depending on the different retailers.

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.