Blackberry season 2021 in Moldova: Farmers were offered high prices for industrial berries

Published Sep 28, 2021

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Moldovan berry growers are preparing for the final collection of late blackberries, with prices equalizing retail and wholesale rates at 25-30 lei/kg ($ 1.41-1.69/kg). The season, which began and ended two weeks earlier than last year, saw high purchase prices for industrial berries, reaching up to 20 lei/kg ($ 1.13/kg). This is a significant increase from previous years' prices, providing a welcome boost for farmers, despite a decline in export revenues. The increased prices for industrial blackberries may be attributed to local freezing factories not collecting raspberries.

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This week, berry growers in Moldova will hold the last collection of late blackberries. The plantations of this berry crop, especially of late varieties, are concentrated in the country in small (up to 3 hectares) farms and households. As noted by farmers, since mid-September, a one-time harvest from such berry fields has been not hundreds, but tens of kilograms. This amount of goods was easily sold at weekend fairs in Chisinau. Therefore, in the second half of this month, the wholesale price actually equaled the retail price - 25-30 lei / kg ($ 1.41-1.69 / kg). The final price for blackberries was about the same on the Moldovan market at the end of last year. The difference is that in 2021 the blackberry season in the country began and ended two weeks later. Another important difference between the outgoing 2021 berry season in the blackberry segment from last year is the high purchase prices for industrial berries. According to the farmers, in the second half of the summer and ...

Source: Eastfruit