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AMI REPORT

Berries 2019

AMI Market Report Berries 2019

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AMI REPORT Berries 2019

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Authors

Dr. Hans-Christoph Behr

Eva Würtenberger

Sven Bergau

© AMI GmbH June 2019.

Market information has been produced with the utmost care. No liability is accepted. Copies and analysis only after prior consent is given.



Content Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 5

1. Germany ............................................................................................................................... 6

Berry Production in Germany ................................................................................................ 6

Foreign trade ....................................................................................................................... 17

Berry Consumption in Germany .......................................................................................... 22

2. Netherlands ........................................................................................................................ 37

Production and foreign trade ............................................................................................... 37

Consumption ....................................................................................................................... 43

3. Belgium .............................................................................................................................. 45

Production and Foreign Trade ............................................................................................ 45

Consumption ....................................................................................................................... 48

4. France ................................................................................................................................ 50

Production and foreign Trade.............................................................................................. 50

Consumption ....................................................................................................................... 55

5. United Kingdom .................................................................................................................. 57

6. Poland ................................................................................................................................ 64

Production ........................................................................................................................... 64

Foreign Trade ..................................................................................................................... 66

Consumption ....................................................................................................................... 70

7. Italy ..................................................................................................................................... 71

8. Spain .................................................................................................................................. 78

Consumption ....................................................................................................................... 83

9. Portugal .............................................................................................................................. 85

10. EU .................................................................................................................................... 88

11. Serbia ............................................................................................................................... 92

12. Ukraine ............................................................................................................................. 98

13. Turkey ............................................................................................................................ 101



14. Morocco .......................................................................................................................... 103

Export ................................................................................................................................ 104

15. Mexico ............................................................................................................................ 106

16. USA ................................................................................................................................ 108

Strawberries ...................................................................................................................... 108

Bush berries ...................................................................................................................... 112

17. Canada ........................................................................................................................... 121

18. Argentina, Uruguay ........................................................................................................ 125

19. Chile ............................................................................................................................... 127

20. Peru ................................................................................................................................ 131

21. South Africa .................................................................................................................... 132

23. Australia ......................................................................................................................... 134

24. New Zealand .................................................................................................................. 136

25. Emerging Markets .......................................................................................................... 138

Annex ................................................................................................................................... 140

Index of Figures .................................................................................................................... 147

Index of Tables ..................................................................................................................... 155



Index of Figures

Germany

Figure 1: Area and production of Strawberries ......................................................................... 6

Figure 2: Production and area of Strawberries ......................................................................... 7

Figure 3: Farms growing Strawberries ..................................................................................... 8

Figure 4: Regional distribution .................................................................................................. 8

Figure 5: Strawberry sales of producer organizations .............................................................. 9

Figure 6: Seasonal Strawberry sales and prices ...................................................................... 9

Figure 7: Supply season of producer organizations ............................................................... 10

Figure 8: Production of other Berries in Germany .................................................................. 10

Figure 9: Farms growing Bush Berries ................................................................................... 11

Figure 10: Open field cultivation of other Berries ................................................................... 12

Figure 11: Blueberry cultivation in Germany .......................................................................... 13

Figure 12: Supply season of Blueberries ............................................................................... 13

Figure 13: Supply season of Red currants ............................................................................. 14

Figure 14: Raspberry production and cultivation .................................................................... 14

Figure 15: Raspberry sales and prices ................................................................................... 15

Figure 16: Supply season of Raspberries .............................................................................. 15

Figure 17: Supply season of blackberries .............................................................................. 16

Figure 18: Germany – imports of fresh Strawberries ............................................................. 17

Figure 19: Germany – exports of fresh Strawberries ............................................................. 17

Figure 20: Germany – imports of other fresh berries ............................................................. 18

Figure 21: German Blueberry imports by origin ..................................................................... 19

Figure 22: German Raspberry imports by origin .................................................................... 20

Figure 23: Germany – imports of fresh Currants .................................................................... 21

Figure 24: German imports of frozen Berries ......................................................................... 21

Figure 25: Turnover growth caused by Bush Berries ............................................................. 22

Figure 26: Natural yoghurt is gaining ..................................................................................... 23

Figure 27: Market shares of fruit segments (quantity) ............................................................ 23

Figure 28: Market shares of fruit segments (value) ................................................................ 24

Figure 29: Germany – Berry expenditure by age of HH ......................................................... 24



Figure 30: Germany – Berry expenditure by size of HH ......................................................... 25

Figure 31: Seasonal consumer expenditre ............................................................................. 25

Figure 32: Strawberries – HH consumption and prices .......................................................... 26

Figure 33: Seasonal consumer expenditures ......................................................................... 26

Figure 34: Strawberry penetrations in Germany .................................................................... 27

Figure 35: Strawberries: source of purchase (quantity) ......................................................... 27

Figure 36: Strawberries: source of purchase (value) ............................................................. 28

Figure 37: Source of purchase of German Strawberries ........................................................ 28

Figure 38: Source of purchase – imported strawberries ........................................................ 29

Figure 39: Strawberries: different preferences ....................................................................... 29

Figure 40: Household consumption of Blueberries ................................................................ 30

Figure 41: Where do Germans buy Blueberries? ................................................................... 30

Figure 42: Retail sales by packaging size .............................................................................. 31

Figure 43: Blueberries bought by Package size ..................................................................... 31

Figure 44: Seasonal consumer expenditure ........................................................................... 32

Figure 45: Blueberry penetrations in Germany ...................................................................... 32

Figure 46: Household consumption of Raspberries ............................................................... 33

Figure 47: Quantities bought of Raspberries .......................................................................... 33

Figure 48: Seasonal consumer expenditures ......................................................................... 34

Figure 49: Raspberries penetrations in Germany .................................................................. 35

Figure 50: Houshold consumption of Blackberries ................................................................. 35

Figure 51: Household consumption of Currants ..................................................................... 36

Figure 52: Frozen Berries consumption in Germany .............................................................. 36

Netherlands

Figure 53: Dutch Strawberry area .......................................................................................... 37

Figure 54: Dutch Strawberry production ................................................................................. 38

Figure 55: Dutch Berry area ................................................................................................... 38

Figure 56: Strawberries, 27-40mm Elsanta prices ................................................................. 39

Figure 57: Netherlands - Exports of fresh Strawberries ......................................................... 39

Figure 58: Netherlands - Exports of fresh Raspberries .......................................................... 40

Figure 59: Netherlands - Exports of fresh Blueberries ........................................................... 40



Figure 60: Netherlands - Exports of fresh Blackberries .......................................................... 41

Figure 61: Netherlands - Imports of fresh Blueberries ........................................................... 41

Figure 62: Netherlands - Imports of fresh Raspberries .......................................................... 42

Figure 63: Netherlands - Imports of fresh Blackberries .......................................................... 42

Figure 64: HH consumption & prices of Strawberries ............................................................ 43

Figure 65: HH consumption & prices of Raspberries ............................................................. 43

Figure 66: HH consumption & prices of Blueberries .............................................................. 44

Figure 67: Average prices: Blueberries & Strawberries ......................................................... 44

Belgium

Figure 68: Strawberry area and production ............................................................................ 45

Figure 69: Belgian Strawberry supply season ........................................................................ 46

Figure 70: Two supply seasons in comparison ...................................................................... 46

Figure 71: Strawberry sales and Ø- Prices ....................................................................... 47

Figure 72: B - Imports and Exports of Strawberries ............................................................... 47

Figure 73: B - Average daily prices of Raspberries ................................................................ 48

Figure 74: Consumer expenditures of fresh Berries ............................................................... 49

France

Figure 75: Area and production of Strawberries ..................................................................... 50

Figure 76: French area of other Berries ................................................................................. 51

Figure 77: French production of other Berries ........................................................................ 51

Figure 78: French exports of fresh Strawberries ................................................................... 52

Figure 79:French imports of fresh Strawberries ..................................................................... 52

Figure 80: French imports of fresh Raspberries ..................................................................... 53

Figure 81: French imports of fresh Blackberries .................................................................... 53

Figure 82: French imports of fresh Blueberries ...................................................................... 54

Figure 83: French imports of fresh Red Currants ................................................................... 54

Figure 84: French exports of some fresh Berries ................................................................... 55

Figure 85: French exports of fresh Blueberries ..................................................................... 55

Figure 86: Quantities and prices for Strawberries .................................................................. 56

Figure 87: Quantities and prices ............................................................................................ 56



UK

Figure 88: Strawberry area & production UK ........................................................................ 57

Figure 89: UK- Bush Berry area ............................................................................................. 58

Figure 90: UK- Berry production ............................................................................................. 58

Figure 91: UK-Berry imports ................................................................................................... 59

Figure 92: UK- Raspberry imports by country of origin .......................................................... 59

Figure 93: UK-Blueberry imports by country of origin ............................................................ 60

Figure 94: UK- Berry imports (value) ...................................................................................... 60

Figure 95: UK-Berry exports ................................................................................................... 61

Figure 96: UK- Berry exports (value) ...................................................................................... 61

Figure 97: Total Berry Household demand ............................................................................ 62

Figure 98: Household demand in the UK ............................................................................... 62

Figure 99: Consumer expenditure for Berries ........................................................................ 63

Poland

Figure 100:Strawberry area & production in Poland .............................................................. 64

Figure 101: Berry area in Poland ........................................................................................... 64

Figure 102: Berry production in Poland .................................................................................. 65

Figure 103: Polish fresh Berry exports ................................................................................... 66

Figure 104: Polish Blueberry exports .................................................................................... 66

Figure 105: Polish exports of fresh Strawberries ................................................................... 67

Figure 106: Polish frozen Bush berry exports ........................................................................ 67

Figure 107: Polish frozen Berry exports ................................................................................. 68

Figure 108: Polish exports of frozen Strawberries ................................................................. 68

Figure 109: Polish frozen fruit exports .................................................................................... 69

Figure 110: Polish frozen Berry imports ................................................................................. 69

Figure 111: Polish Berry imports ........................................................................................... 70

Italy

Figure 112: Italian area & production of Strawberries ............................................................ 71

Figure 113: Strawberry production by growing system .......................................................... 71

Figure 114: Italian area of other Berries ............................................................................. 72

Figure 115: Area & production of fresh Bush Berries ............................................................. 72



Figure 116: Italian imports of fresh Berries (all) ..................................................................... 73

Figure 117: Italian imports of fresh Berries ............................................................................ 74

Figure 118: Italian imports of fresh Strawberries .................................................................... 74

Figure 119: Italian exports of fresh Strawberries .................................................................... 75

Figure 120: Italian exports of fresh Berries ............................................................................ 75

Figure 121: Household demand for fresh Strawberries .......................................................... 76

Figure 122: Quantities of Strawberries in Italy .................................................................... 76

Figure 123: Household demand for other fresh Berries ......................................................... 77

Spain

Figure 124: Production and area of Strawberries ................................................................... 78

Figure 125: Spanish Strawberry exports ................................................................................ 79

Figure 126: Spanish Strawberry imports ................................................................................ 79

Figure 127: Spanish Berry area ............................................................................................. 80

Figure 128: Spanish Berry exports ......................................................................................... 81

Figure 129: Spanish Blueberry exports .................................................................................. 81

Figure 130: Spanish Raspberry exports ................................................................................. 82

Figure 131: Spanish Blackberry exports ................................................................................ 82

Figure 132: Spanish Berry imports ......................................................................................... 83

Figure 133: Strawberry purchases and consumer prices ....................................................... 83

Figure 134: Consumer expenditure on Strawberries .............................................................. 84

Portugal

Figure 135: Production and area of Berries ........................................................................... 85

Figure 136: Berry area by type of Berry ................................................................................. 85

Figure 137: Portuguese Raspberry exports ........................................................................... 86

Figure 138: Portuguese Blueberry exports ............................................................................. 87

EU

Figure 139: Total fresh Berry market volume at consumer prices .......................................... 88

Figure 140: Share of Strawberries ......................................................................................... 89

Figure 141: Annual penetration of Blueberries ....................................................................... 89

Figure 142: Fresh Strawberry purchase per household ......................................................... 90

Figure 143: Average consumer price of Strawberries ............................................................ 90



Figure 144: Fresh Raspberry purchase per household .......................................................... 91

Figure 145: Fresh Blueberry purchase per household ........................................................... 91

Serbia

Figure 146: Raspberry area in Serbia .................................................................................... 92

Figure 147: Blackberry area in Serbia .................................................................................... 92

Figure 148: Raspberry production in Serbia ........................................................................... 93

Figure 149: Blackberry production in Serbia .......................................................................... 93

Figure 150: Serbia Raspberry exports ................................................................................... 94

Figure 151: Serbian Blackberry exports ................................................................................. 94

Figure 152: Serbian fresh Berry exports ................................................................................ 95

Figure 153: Serbian frozen Raspberry exports ...................................................................... 95

Figure 154: Frozen Raspberry imports of the EU-28 ............................................................. 96

Figure 155: Serbian Blackberry and Mulberry exports ........................................................... 96

Figure 156: Serbian frozen Berry exports .............................................................................. 97

Ukraine

Figure 157: Ukraine area of Berries ....................................................................................... 98

Figure 158: Ukraine production of Berries .............................................................................. 98

Figure 159: Export of frozen Strawberries .............................................................................. 99

Figure 160: Imports of frozen Strawberries .......................................................................... 100

Turkey

Figure 161: Production and area of Strawberries ................................................................. 101

Figure 162: Turkish Berry production ................................................................................... 101

Figure 163: Turkish Berry area ............................................................................................. 102

Morocco

Figure 164: Strawberry production & area Morocco ............................................................. 103

Figure 165: Blueberry production in Morocco ...................................................................... 104

Figure 166: Strawberry exports from Morocco to EU-28 ...................................................... 105



Mexico

Figure 167: Mexican area of Berries .................................................................................... 106

Figure 168: Production of some Berries in Mexico ............................................................... 106

Figure 169: Strawberry area & production in Mexico ........................................................... 107

USA

Figure 170: Strawberry production & area ........................................................................... 108

Figure 171: US - imports of fresh Strawberries .................................................................... 109

Figure 172: US - exports of fresh Strawberries .................................................................... 110

Figure 173: US – Strawberries: Fresh market supply ......................................................... 111

Figure 174: US - consumption of fresh Strawberries ........................................................... 111

Figure 175: US - consumption of frozen Strawberries ........................................................ 112

Figure 176: Bush berry area ................................................................................................. 112

Figure 177: Bush Berry production ...................................................................................... 113

Figure 178: US - Blueberries market supply ....................................................................... 113

Figure 179: US - cultivated Blueberry imports ...................................................................... 114

Figure 180: US - cultivated Blueberry exports ...................................................................... 115

Figure 181: US - consumption of fresh Blueberries ............................................................ 116

Figure 182: Consumption of frozen Berries .......................................................................... 116

Figure 183: US - Raspberries market supply ....................................................................... 117

Figure 184: US - frozen Raspberry imports .......................................................................... 117

Figure 185: US - consumption of fresh Raspberries ........................................................... 118

Figure 186: US - imports of Raspberries & Loganberries .................................................... 118

Figure 187: US - exports of Raspberries & Blackberries ...................................................... 119

Figure 188: US - Blackberry imports .................................................................................... 119

Figure 189: US - imports of Currants ................................................................................... 120

Canada

Figure 190: Area and production of Berries ......................................................................... 121

Figure 191: Canadian Berry area ......................................................................................... 121

Figure 192: Consumption of fresh Berries in Canada .......................................................... 122

Figure 193: Production & consumption of Strawberries ...................................................... 122

Figure 194: Production & consumption of Blueberries ........................................................ 123



Figure 195: Canadian Berry imports ................................................................................... 123

Figure 196: Canadian Berry exports ................................................................................... 124

Argentina, Uruguay

Figure 197: Blueberry exports of Argentina .......................................................................... 125

Figure 198: Blueberry exports of Uruguay ........................................................................... 126

Chile

Figure 199: Chilean area of Berries .................................................................................... 127

Figure 200: Raspberry production in Chile ........................................................................... 128

Figure 201: Exports of frozen Raspberries from Chile ......................................................... 128

Figure 202: Fresh Blueberry exports of Chile ....................................................................... 129

Figure 203: Chilean exports of frozen Berries ..................................................................... 129

Peru

Figure 204: Peruvian Blueberry exports .............................................................................. 131

South Africa

Figure 205: Berry area by spezies of Berry .......................................................................... 132

Figure 206: South African Blueberry exports ...................................................................... 133

Australian

Figure 207: Australian Berry production ............................................................................... 134

Figure 208: Australian Blueberry exports ............................................................................. 135

New Zealand

Figure 209: New Zealand Berry area by species of Berry .................................................... 136

Figure 210: New Zealand Berry production ......................................................................... 137

Figure 211: New Zealand Blueberry exports ........................................................................ 137

Emerging Markets

Figure 212: Chinese Blueberry imports ................................................................................ 138

Figure 213: Chinese exports of frozen Strawberries ............................................................ 139

Figure 214: Brazilian Blueberry imports ............................................................................... 139



Index of Tables Table 1: Other Berries than Strawberries in Germany, area planted ..................................... 11

Table 2: The area of other Berries than Strawberries in the Netherlands .............................. 37

Table 3: Overview over the US Berry* Sector ...................................................................... 108

Table 4: Chilean Blueberries exports in T ............................................................................ 130

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Market Report Berries 2019€¦ · Telefon: 0228/33805-0 | Telefax: 0228/33805-591 E-Mail: [email protected] | Internet: Authors Dr. Hans-Christoph Behr ... Ukraine area of Berries