Inflation increases in April to 3.6%
Inflation has slightly increased for the 12 months to April to 3.6% (up from 3.5%
NSW Takes 1st place for the most fruit and vegetables consumed per household but are the only state to decline vs the prior year.
NSW Takes 1st place for the most fruit and vegetables consumed per household but are
Blueberry volume lowers along with strawberries but raspberries on the rise.
Blueberries had the lowest volume in the last 104 weeks (even lower than the previous
Coles transitions to paper bag for Mandarins
Coles transitions to paper bag for Mandarins
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
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...
Weather slows production of rabbiteye blueberries, whilst premium blueberries ramp up on the West Coast.
The weather in Woolgoolga is slowing down the production of the early rabbiteye season, which starts on the East Coast, whilst WA Premium...
Blueberry shortage in US due to El Nino
The United States is experiencing a significant blueberry shortage due to a poor harvest in Peru, the world's largest blueberry exporter....
