NARBA publishes berry prices

The North American Raspberry and Blackberry Association recently conducted a survey to determine prices growers were getting for their fruit. Below is a summary of the vast amount of data that was collected. The prices ranged quite a bit and the data is presented by state, type of operation/customer base. For the full article in the Bramble newsletter, you need to become a member of NARBA. http://www.raspberryblackberry.org/local.cfm?doc=webdocs/memberbenefits.htm

Average prices for each berry type per unit

	PYO	Already picked
	per pint	per quart	per pound	per gallon	per half-pint	per pint	per quart	per pound	per gallon
Red Raspberries	$3.00	$5.38	$4.07	--	$3.90	$4.78	$8.43	$5.37	--
Black Raspberries	$2.63	$5.00	$3.86	--	$4.48	$4.41	$7.42	$5.67	--
Blackberries	$2.71	$4.42	$3.54	$12.72	$3.27	$4.64	$6.51	$5.06	$20.11

Blackberry industry seeks research, promotion board - News

Blackberry industry seeks research, promotion board - News

At the recent Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA, Ervin Lineberger talked about an initiative that the North American Raspberry and Blackberry Association along with a long list of other commodity groups and growers has been working on for a couple of years. They are trying to establish a Blackberry Research and Promotion Program, similar to the one that was established by the blueberry folks several years ago. Read more about it at the link above.