Blackberries

Commodity Overview

Blackberries continue to grow in popularity, so make blackberries a part of a larger, well-stocked berry category to let their growing popularity work for you. Give blackberries extra space on your display and consider a secondary display near the bagged salads during peak season.

PLUs

4239 regular

Retail Price Data is based on USDA Specialty Crops Market News surveys. Data collection ends on the report date and encompasses ad pricing good from the Saturday before the report release date through the following Friday. Weekly data - from over 400 retailers, comprising more than 30,000 individual stores with online weekly advertised features - covers over 250 produce items. Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

USDA Specialty Crops Market News publishes FOB and Movement data on a daily and weekly basis. Pricing and volume information is aggregated by commodity and published weekly, subject to any source-data adjustments. Commodity data is further processed based on origin (domestic vs imports) and type (regular vs. organic). Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

Facts

Blackberries are disease fighters. They contain ellagic acid, which can fight both viruses and bacteria. They also contain high levels of antioxidants, which make them great at fighting cancer. The tannin found in blackberries helps to reduce inflammation in the intestines.
Blackberries fight wrinkles by promoting the tightening of skin.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the following nutrient content descriptors for blackberries: low-fat, saturated fat-free, sodium-free, cholesterol-free, high in fiber, high in vitamin C and a good source of folate.

Sales Strategies

Blackberries make a great snack, but they are often used in baked goods and fruit salads. Cross-promote them with bananas, peaches and other fruit salad items, pie crusts, cobbler ingredients and applesauce or apples.
Promote blackberries throughout the year when you have them in stock, but pay special attention to them during peak season.
Fall: Include blackberries in back-to-school displays, promoting them as a kid-favorite in the lunch bag.
Winter: Blackberries are out of season in winter, but you may have some supplies. Promote them as a tasty addition to holiday fruit salads.
Spring: Include blackberries in a berry patch display and promotion along with strawberries and blueberries. As strawberry prices come down in the spring, consumers will be looking for other berries as well.
Summer: Summer is when blackberries hit their stride. Promote them heavily around the summertime holidays when a blackberry cobbler is a sought-after summertime treat. Promote blackberries as a fun topping for a summer ice cream sundae.
Include blackberries in any health-related promotions as they provide plenty of nutrients and health-related benefits.
Be ready when supplies increase and put blackberries on ad. You’ll attract consumers who won’t normally buy the berries because of their higher price.

Dynamic Displays

The blackberry display is one that needs to be checked frequently. Nothing turns consumers off like a clamshell full of moldy berries. Keep an eye on your product and remove questionable product immediately.
Clamshells protect the blackberries from damage and your customers from injury from falling on loose berries on the floor. Stock several sizes of clamshells to meet all your consumers’ needs.
Blackberries are available most of the year, but peak season with promotable supplies is short. Give blackberries extra space on your display and consider a secondary display near the bagged salads during peak season.

Food Service

Blackberries are a great addition to breakfast. Include them on yogurt bars and offer them as a filling in fresh fruit crepes.
Include blackberries on salad bars, in salads and as part of a fruit side dish.
Blackberry cobbler makes a great seasonal offering that plays on consumers’ childhood memories of summer.
Liven up your children’s offerings by creating a blackberry applesauce by adding blackberry puree to applesauce.

In the Backroom

Shipping
Master shipping containers, 12 6-oz. clamshells RPC 6409, 6411 Consumer packs Usual retail containers are the 6-oz. clamshell or half-pint. Oregon, Texas, California and Washington provide the bulk of supplies with limited acreage on a line from Maine to Michigan.

Grades
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2

Handling
Berries with caps attached may be immature. Good-quality product will be bright, clean and fresh with good color and plumpness. Overripe berries are dull, soft and sometimes leaky – indicated by stained containers. Temperature: 32 to 34 F, 0 to 1 C Relative humidity: 90-95% Mist: no Typical shelf life: 2 to 3 days Highly sensitive to freezing injury

Equivalents

1⁄2 pint = about 1 cup 1⁄2 pint = about 8 oz. 1⁄2 pint = 16.8 cubic inches

M. Levin and Company, Inc.

Overview (3) (0) (12)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Philadelphia, 19153 Pennsylvania

Phone:

+1 215-336-2900

Fax:

+1 215-755-6757

Website:

www.mlevinco.com

Commodities:

Berries (6), Citrus (4)

North Bay Produce Inc HQ

Overview (26) (11) (15)

Business Type:

Exporter

Location HQ:

Traverse City, 49685 Michigan

Phone:

+1 231-946-1941

Fax:

+1 231-946-1902

Website:

www.northbayproduce.com

Commodities:

Berries (2), Deciduous Fruit (1), Organic Produce (5), Cooking Vegetables (2)

JW Farms Organic Inc

Overview (0) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Watsonville, 95076-4838 California

Phone:

+1 831-288-0505

Fax:

+1 831-288-0575

Website:

jwfarms.com

Commodities:

Berries (10)

Murguia Fruit Company Inc

Overview (6) (0) (1)

Business Type:

Grower

Location HQ:

Kingsburg, 93631-9431 California

Phone:

+1 559-634-0720

Fax:

+1 559-869-4691

Website:

www.murguiafruit.com

Commodities:

Berries (4), Citrus (6)

A & Z Produce

Overview (2) (0) (10)

Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

North Salt Lake, 84054 Utah

Phone:

+1 801-359-2081

Fax:

+1 801-532-3859

Website:

www.azproduce.net

Commodities:

Berries (6), Deciduous Fruit (4)

Happy Dirt

Overview (5) (11) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Durham, 27703 North Carolina

Phone:

+1 919-542-3264

Website:

www.happydirt.com

Commodities:

Berries (4), Melons (3), Stone Fruit (3)

Schwartz, Ben B., & Sons, Inc.

Overview (12) (0) (5)

Business Type:

Trucking

Location HQ:

Detroit, 48209-2977 Michigan

Phone:

+1 313-841-8300

Fax:

+1 313-841-1253

Website:

www.benbdetroit.com

Commodities:

Berries (3), Deciduous Fruit (1), Melons (1), Stone Fruit (1), Tropical Fruit (2), Cooking Vegetables (2)

Valley Fruit and Produce/Continental Export

Overview (1) (0) (11)

Business Type:

Exporter

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90021-1616 California

Phone:

+1 213-627-8736 - Ext. 1330

Website:

www.valleyproduce.com

Commodities:

Berries (6), Citrus (4)

S Strock & Co., Inc.

Overview (15) (4) (12)

Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

Boston, 02150 Massachusetts

Phone:

+1 617-884-0263

Fax:

+1 617-884-7310

Website:

www.strock.com

Commodities:

Berries (5), Citrus (5)

Coosemans LA Inc

Overview (9) (8) (5)

Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90021 California

Phone:

+1 213-689-1551

Fax:

+1 213-689-1583

Website:

www.coosemansla.com

Commodities:

Berries (5), Citrus (3), Deciduous Fruit (2)

Always Fresh Farms, LLC HQ

Overview (16) (1) (2)

Business Type:

Exporter

Location HQ:

Plant City, 33566 Florida

Phone:

+1 863-401-3404

Fax:

+1 863-401-8223

Website:

www.alwaysfresh.com

Commodities:

Berries (3), Melons (1), Stone Fruit (1), Citrus (1), Cooking Vegetables (1)

Sunterra Distribution LLC

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Dallas, 75201 Texas

Phone:

+1 469-547-6161

Website:

www.sunterraproduce.com

Commodities:

Berries (10)

Our Members have paid for their listing to appear here. So, you want to be awesome, too? Contact our Customer Success Team

Murguia Fruit Company Inc

Overview (6) (0) (1)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Kingsburg, 93631-9431 California

Berries:

Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Red Raspberries

Citrus:

Melogold, Pummelo, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Meyer Lemons, Seedless Lemons, Blood Oranges

JW Farms Organic Inc

Overview (0) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Watsonville, 95076-4838 California

Berries:

Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries

Coast Produce Company

Overview (5) (0) (9)

Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90021 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears, Grapes, Pomegranates

Melons:

Cantaloupe

Stone Fruit:

Cherries, Nectarines, Peaches

Kroger Co, The HQ

Overview (57) (0) (24)

Business Type:

Retailer

Location HQ:

Cincinnati, 45202 Ohio

Berries:

Blackberries

Schwartz, Ben B., & Sons, Inc.

Overview (12) (0) (5)

Business Type:

Broker, Importer, Wholesaler, Trucking

Location HQ:

Detroit, 48209-2977 Michigan

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Melons:

Cantaloupe

Stone Fruit:

Apricots

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola, Plantains

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Leeks

North Bay Produce Inc HQ

Overview (26) (11) (15)

Business Type:

Exporter, Shipper, Importer

Location HQ:

Traverse City, 49685 Michigan

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Organic Produce:

Organic Apples, Organic Asparagus, Organic Blackberries, Organic Blueberries, Organic Raspberries

Cooking Vegetables:

Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas

Mucci Farms (Head Office)

Overview (13) (0) (3)

Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Kingsville, N9Y 2N1 Ontario

Berries:

Blackberries, Strawberries

Salad Vegetables:

Greenhouse/Hydroponic Tomatoes

S Strock & Co., Inc.

Overview (15) (4) (12)

Business Type:

Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Boston, 02150 Massachusetts

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Y International USA Inc

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Shipper

Location HQ:

Lyndhurst, 07071 New Jersey

Berries:

Blackberries

Esscalo HQ

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Exporter, Importer

Location HQ:

San Antonio, 78258 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Strawberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Pomegranates

Tropical Fruit:

Carambola, Plantains

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Leeks, Parsley Root

Blackberries

Blackberries

Commodity Overview

PLUs

Facts

Sales Strategies

Dynamic Displays

Food Service

In the Backroom

Equivalents

Become a Member Today