Blackberry prices free fall in U.S. market

In this installment of the ‘Agronometrics In Charts’ series, Cristian Crespo F. illustrates how the U.S. market is evolving. Each week the series looks at a different horticultural commodity, focusing on a specific origin or topic visualizing the market factors that are driving change. This year, blackberry prices in the U.S. market began much higher than those reported last year despite the fact that the volumes of fruit remained relatively constant. The differences between the two years reached 187 percent, in favor of 2021. The prices of week 15 this year saw a historical maximum of US$22.10 per 12x6 container, which can be seen in the following graph. These high prices can mostly be attributed to the increasing demand for blackberries and berries in general due to increased consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C and antioxidants as immune system boosters amid the Covid-19 pandemic. However, prices began to significantly decrease until week 21 and then stabilize until week 27, ...