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The overall price index in Italy is falling: the berry category is down 3.3%, with blackberries down 8.9%.

In the week 15/2024, while currants are on the rise, the two main references, namely raspberries and blueberries, are on the decline, dragging down the price index of Italian retail prices.

Price increases for raspberries and blueberries pushed up the weekly price index for small fruit in the Italian retail sector, which rose by 2.8% compared to last week. Prices of currants and blackberries fell.

L'indice Prezzi Globali Mirtilli del paniere Italian Berry rilevato il 02/04/2024 è aumentato del 0,5% rispetto alla settimana precedente. L'indice è composto da 14 insegne della grande distribuzione globale, di cui 14 con prodotto in offerta nella rilevazione del 02/04/2024.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Stable price index for Italian retail in week 48/2023: growth in red currant (+5%) and blackberry (+4.3%) indexes, only decrease detected for raspberries with -0.8% compared to the previous week. Slight increase also for references with a total of 63 products in the assortment.