Italy: Raspberry prices are increasingly higher in Piacenza

Published 2024년 4월 23일

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The Piccoli Frutti Observatory has reported on the current state of the small fruit market in Piacenza, finding varied prices and quality across different retailers and brands. The report indicates low prices for blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries, with raspberries being more expensive. Quality standards were found to be low overall, except for strawberries. The assortment and range of these fruits in 18 out of 19 stores inspected ranged from one to six items, with an average of 3.3 items per store, and 89% of these stores carried raspberries. The report also highlighted that 52% of blueberry products are sold in 125 gram packages.

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Low prices for blueberries, ⁠strawberries and, above all, blackberries. Raspberries, on the other hand, are very expensive. The quality standards are generally not good, except for strawberries which have average levels. However, the processing batches are recent. Blueberries of Peruvian origin are still found, while currants are scarce. This is the snapshot taken by the Piccoli Frutti Observatory, which stopped in Piacenza today, April 23rd. In particular, 19 sales points of 19 brands belonging to 15 large-scale retail trade (large-scale retail) groups were visited. Specifically, the following stores were visited: Aldi, Basko, Conad Superstore, Coop, Dpiù, ECU, Esselunga, Eurospin, Galassia, Gulliver, Il Gigante, In's, Ipercoop, Italmark, Lidl, MD, Naturasì, Penny, Sigma . Assortment and breadth of range In the 18 stores visited there were a minimum of one and a maximum of six items, with an average of 3.3 items per store. 89% have raspberries in their assortment; 100% have ...

Source: Myfruit