In Trieste, the landscape appears limited in terms of brands: on the shelves, in fact, there are only a few well-established names (Slomp, Garden Frutta, Sant'Orsola).
The quality is good, as are the production batches, which are fresh and processed this week.
Prices are falling, as we have entered the peak of European production; availability is also satisfactory, with formats often exceeding 125 grams, including for blackberries and raspberries.
This is the summary of today’s surveys, 6 May 2026, carried out in the urban area of Trieste, covering 17 points of sale from 17 retail chains belonging to 12 large-scale retail groups.
The assortments were surveyed in the points of sale of the following retail chains: Aldi, Cadoro, Conad, Conad City, Coop, Crai, Despar, Dpiù, Eurospar, Eurospin, Famila, IN's, Ipercoop, Lidl, Maxi, MD, Pam.
Assortment
In the points of sale visited, there were from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 5 references, with an average of 3.2 references per store.
In the 17 points of sale visited where berries were available, 88% stocked raspberries, 100% blueberries, 63% blackberries, 25% redcurrants, and 6% stocked berry mixes.
Range breadth
13% of the points of sale with berries in their assortment had only one reference; 31% had two or three references, while 56% had four or more references on sale.
Quality
Quality refers to the condition of the product, measured in terms of: absence of significant defects; healthy product but in less than ideal condition (not fresh, tired, shrivelled, dull, without bloom); presence of damaged fruit and juice; presence of spoiled fruit and mould.
The groups with the best quality were Aldi, Conad, Coop, Crai, Eurospin, Gruppo PAM, Gruppo Vega, Lidl, MD, Selex, Supermercati Cadoro.
Prices
Raspberries (14 surveys): min. €10.32/kg, max. €39.92/kg, average €23.12/kg
Blueberries (26 surveys): min. €11.58/kg, max. €31.92/kg, average €18.00/kg
Blackberries (11 surveys): min. €13.52/kg, max. €39.20/kg, average €21.39/kg
Redcurrants (4 surveys): min. €27.84/kg, max. €31.92/kg, average €30.88/kg
Berry mix (1 survey): €19.93/kg
Overall total (56 surveys): min. €10.32/kg, max. €39.92/kg, average €20.90/kg.
Brands
In the points of sale visited, berries from a total of 17 brands were present. The brand with the highest average prices in the category was Slomp.
The brand with the lowest average prices for blueberries was Sweggie, followed by Aldi.
Packaging
35% of the references surveyed for the blueberry product are sold in packs with a net weight of 125 grams.
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