Berries get an up tick week on week but weather continues to cause headaches for growers.
All Berries are slightly up week on week with the exclusion of Strawberries which are
Woolworths prices drop 0.2% due to Fresh produce supply growth
Woolworths prices drop 0.2% due to Fresh produce supply growth and lower meat prices
All berries head back up
All Berries are slightly back week on week with the exclusion of Blackberries which are
Aldi has been names Supermarket of the Year 2023
Aldi has been names Supermarket of the Year 2023 in Roy Morgan’s customer satisfaction awards
El Nino Declared Inactive, with warnings of La Nina later in the year.
The ENSO Outlook is currently at 'Inactive', meaning an El Niño or La Niña is
Berry Category sees a drop in volume
All Berry categories saw a drop in volume vs the prior week with Blueberries and
Back to school should bring demand levels back to normal
Back to School across the country will bring demand levels back to normal after the difficult trading period after Xmas and Jan. What...
Berries stay steady as schools commence for 2024.
Berries continue to be steady with back-to-school starting next week, which should see demand increase as weather continues to be extreme across the...
Demand lowers but hope for next week.
Demand is soft, and fruit is abundant across all categories, however, this should improve at the end of this week....
Retailers overseas abandon self-checkout
A popular retailer, Canadian Tire (similar to Kmart in Australia), has decided to remove self-service checkouts from selected stores following customer feedback. This...
Agriculture set to be a focus at COP28 conference.
The upcoming global climate summit, COP28, will for the first time focus significantly on food systems, highlighting the complex relationship between agriculture and...
Rabbiteye blueberry season ramps up as strawberry production kicks off.
Rabbiteye Season is ramping up three weeks earlier than 2022. Southern Production of Strawberries is expected to kick this week, and RUBUS moves...
State of the Industry by Circana – Slow value growth across all channels.
Circana (previously IRI/Aztec provider of Coles supermarket scan data) presented a State of the Industry report. In the current economic environment of rising...
Consumer confidence bucks the trend and rose ahead of Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales
Last week Roy Morgan’s consumer confidence survey found confidence rose 0.4% ahead of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales weekend (24th of Nov to...
Blueberry and strawberry volume and demand decreases as we see a spike in raspberries and blackberries towards Christmas.
Blueberry and Strawberry volume and demand have been flat across the week and are expected to continue. Raspberries and Blackberries continue to increase...
