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Shoppers are increasingly seeking promotions and limiting treats to manage the cost of living 

Rising inflation and interest rates in Australia are influencing supermarket shopping habits, with cost-of-living pressures driving consumers to adopt resourceful strategies. This “new...

 Blueberries likely to peak as Strawberries start to increase in price on the East Coast.

Blueberries are likely to be at peak or just past, Strawberries are starting to increase in price on the East Coast, and Raspberries...

Blueberries are expected to peak for 2-3 weeks, with retailers providing significant in-store fixture space and catalogue promotion. 

Blueberries are expected to peak for 2-3 weeks, with retailers providing significant in-store fixture space and catalogue promotion. Strawberries have dropped volume week...

 Eureka Blueberries trials cardboard punnets to understand consumer acceptance. 

Eureka Blueberries trials cardboard punnets to understand consumer acceptance....

 Tax Cuts soften Mortgage Stress, but Interest rate uncertainty persists. 

New research by Roy Morgan reveals that 1,604,000 mortgage holders (29.8%) were ‘At Risk’ of mortgage stress in the three months leading to...

Coles is currently outperforming its larger rival, Woolworths 

The three areas in which Coles is outperforming Woolworths is sales growth, gross margins and share price performance....

Peak for Winter production is close, with Blueberries looking to hit their peak late this week.

Peak for Winter Strawberry production is close, with Blueberries looking to hit their peak by late this week, with production hitting its straps...

Varroa mite outbreak spreads to Victoria 

A varroa mite outbreak, a destructive parasite that affects honey-bee colonies, has been confirmed in Victoria for the first time since the mite...

Fresh produce consumer behaviour update by fiftyfive5 

Hort Australia recently hosted a webinar presenting the findings from the fiftyfive5 survey of produce buyers. 95% of main grocery buyers have noticed...