Global berry market projects continued growth for the next decade

(Agraria.pe) Driven by rising consumption and demand, the global berry market performance is projected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 0.9% in volume and 1.3% in value from 2024 to 2035, reaching 1,052 million tons and US$1.25 billion, respectively, by the end of the forecast period. According to market intelligence platform IndexBox, “the market value increased at an average annual rate of 2.3% from 2013 to 2024,” peaking in 2022 at $1.09 billion, remaining stable over the years and declining slightly in 2024. The country with the highest volume of fruit and berry consumption is China, accounting for 28% or 269 million tons of global consumption, respectively, followed by India (114 million tons) and Brazil (42 million tons). China also ranks first in the value and production category. The countries with the highest levels of fruit and berry consumption per capita in 2024 were Italy, at 285 kg per person, Turkey (274 kg per person) and Brazil (194 kg per ...