Raspberry resilience supports berry category amid mixed performance
Compared with last week’s broad-based pressure, this week shows a more polarised performance across the category. Total berry revenue has lifted modestly week on week despite a decline in overall volume, indicating strong growth in select lines is offsetting continued throughput softness elsewhere. Strawberries experienced a decline across both revenue and volume week on week. Volume […]
Berry Category in transition: Blueberries building as strawberries ease
The berry category is in a state of transition, with different berries moving through their respective
seasonal phases.
Overall, blueberries are shaping up to take over as the category’s primary growth driver, with
blackberries providing added support. Strawberries remain plentiful but are edging closer to seasonal decline, while raspberries continue to face challenges with consistency.
Mixed week for Berries: Blueberries rise, other categories ease back.
The berry category softened slightly this week, with total berry revenue down 1.8% and volume down 3.8%. Blueberries continued to lead the category, recording a 28.2% increase in volume and a 17.7% lift in revenue. This reflects a strong build in industry supply as we move toward full-season production, particularly from QLD, NSW, and VIC regions.
Blueberries dropped week on week, and we expect similar numbers again, but we are likely on our last main harvest of the 1111 (Opi) season before we see volume drop in the last week of October.
After the wild weather the week before, we were bracing for a tough week regarding quality. However, despite almost every consignment of all berries being checked last week on inbound arrivals at retail DC…
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 and Blackberries are starting to be harvested out of the Coffs Coast
Wild Weather currently affecting different parts of the country for different reasons.
If you’re based in Southeast QLD or Northern NSW, you would have experienced the extreme heat over the weekend. Official records in some places are showing 33-35 degrees. However, we have seen temperatures upwards of 37 on the 31st of August and the 1st of September
Volume drops week on week for all berry categories
The volume has dropped week on week for all berry categories; however, compared to the same week last year, Blueberries and Blackberries are up, but Strawberries and Raspberries are significantly behind.
Berries Volume rises with good weather
Blueberries volumes continue to rise with the good weather, Strawberries are fractionally up compared to the week before, Raspberries volumes continue to drop, and Blackberry production has dropped significantly vs the week prior.
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 the only state to decline vs the prior year.
Calls for rules to prevent supermarket majors from land banking.
IGA calls for rules to prevent major supermarkets from land banking to prevent competition.
