During the most recent survey of the Strawberry Retail Monitor, carried out by Italian Berry in 7 large-scale retail outlets in Bologna on 19/3/2023, the following emerged
- origin is almost exclusively Italian, with only 2 packages from Spain out of 31 sampled;
- the 500 g format prevails, although smaller formats are also found:
- 250 g from Carrefour, Esselunga and Lidl,
- 300 g from Aldi, Carrefour, Ipercoop,
- 400 g at Aldi and Lidl.
- The 1000 g pack was on offer at Carrefour, Esselunga and Lidl
- The variety was indicated on the label in 71% of the samples
- The varieties were indicated on the label as: Sayra, Inspire, Sabrosa, Parthenope, Rossetta, Fortuna, Marimbella, Asia, Melissa
- Organic accounted for 9.6% of the samples detected
- Premium represents 6.4% of the samples detected
- 19 packers and 24 brands were detected
- Prices per kg ranged from a minimum of Eur 3.58 to a maximum of Eur 11.56
- Visual quality was also questionable on average due to the presence of production batches dated up to 4 days earlier
- Only two out of 7 supermarkets had strawberries in refrigerated displays
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