Berry Market Digest | Week 27, 2026
The European berry season has shifted north, with weather replacing supply as the market's dominant driver. Spain's campaign is winding down, Greece has exited the market, and northern Europe is grappling with heat-related quality problems.
This report covers berry wholesale activity in four major EU markets: Mercamadrid (Spain), Rungis International Market (France), the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) market reporting system (Germany), and Athens Central Market (OKAA) in Greece.
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Two weeks ago, rain was limiting the German harvest, but now it is summer heatwaves affecting its quality. Top-grade berries are scarce, while heat-damaged lots pile up and are cleared cheaply. Average prices remain elevated, and demand has turned patchy.
Strawberries
Strawberry season is wrapping up in Spain. At Mercamadrid, strawberries have thinned to just 120 tons, but the price firmed to €2.43/kg (from €2.11) as Huelva production winds down and only late continental (Segovia) and Portuguese fruit fill in.
The Greek strawberry season is also largely over, and the OKAA no longer quotes strawberries.
The north carries the market at high prices. In Germany, German fruit averaged €5.84/kg, Belgian €5.95/kg, Polish €5.61/kg, and Dutch €5.35/kg, all still elevated, with German and Belgian edging up further.
At France’s Rungis, the picture is turning: the Belgian line eased 23% to €6.54/kg as its spike unwinds, and the French strawberry supply (Charlotte, Gariguette) is shrinking as those varieties finish. Wholesalers are turning to Dutch fruit, which is now booming. Spanish supply is absent from the French market.
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Heat causes quality-split market
Although the averages are elevated, the German market has split. In Frankfurt, interest was reported to be very weak, and heat-damaged lots were cleared as specials at €1.00–1.50 per 500 g (roughly €2–3/kg). Top-quality, on the other hand, was scarce and expensive.
Hamburg saw the same condition problems in the high-summer heat, while Munich's demand weakened into discounts. In Berlin, by contrast, clean fruit fetched up to €4 per 500 g (about €8/kg) and still sold. The BLE data reflected an unusually wide price range due to the gap between premium and heat-damaged fruit.
Raspberries
Spain’s raspberry season is finished. Mercamadrid cleared just 13 tons this week at €9.60/kg.
At Rungis, Spanish fruit was largely absent; French and Portuguese prices dipped mid-week and then recovered, with the fruit’s fragility and the weather driving the swings.
Blueberries
At Rungis, the heatwave complicated the market for heat-sensitive red fruits. French and Spanish suppliers held their blueberry prices, while Portuguese fruit was absent early in the week. Condition—not availability—has become the market's main constraint.
Blackberries, currants and gooseberries
Redcurrants dropped off the Mercamadrid board this week, and the only blackberries there were non-European.
At Rungis, redcurrant supply was restricted across French and Dutch origins with inconsistent quality, and prices were negotiated with concessions.
Market outlook
The berry season in southern Europe is largely over, and production continues in the north, with high prices and heat-related quality problems. For buyers, specify on condition, expect a wide premium-to-bulk spread, and watch for easing as the price spikes normalize.
- Heat is now the driver: High-summer temperatures and heatwaves are damaging fruit and denting demand.
- Prices are gradually decreasing: Belgian strawberries fell 23% at Rungis, and the extreme French premium has come down. Watch for further normalization as late varieties finish and Dutch fruit fills in.
- Southern fruit finished: Spain has little tonnage left, and Greece is out of strawberries. There is no cheap southern volume left to cap northern prices.
- Mind the quality spread: German specials near €2.50/kg against Berlin top-quality at around €8/kg. Buy and sell on grade, as a single average price hides a very wide range.
- Fragile berry volatility: Raspberries and blueberries are the most heat-sensitive; expect condition-driven, price changes.
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