Blueberries have dropped off before the Rabbiteye crop starts and Strawberries continue to bounce up for the next few months.

Blueberries have dropped off from the week prior, and we are expected to be moving down towards the lull before the Rabbiteye crop. Strawberries have continued to bounce up and will continue this trajectory for the next few months. However, it’s a very different supply curve to 2023. Raspberries have also bounced up week on week, but our grower group are ahead of the production curve with another +50% increase in weekly production. Blackberries dropped back week on week again to the same volume 3 weeks ago.
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
Demand for strawberries flatlines, as raspberries ramp up.

Demand for strawberries has flatlined post-back-to-school, blueberries from New Zealand have been stop-start due to biosecurity clearance timelines, and raspberries are ramping up.