Organic Raspberries

Organic Raspberries

Organic Raspberries

Commodity Overview

Organic raspberries are a high dollar item that consumers are flocking to buy. More than 15% of all raspberry sales are organic, and sales continue to rise. These sales figures make organic raspberries a must-have item in your produce department

PLUs

94244 black
94245 golden
94054 red
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.

Sales Strategies

Promote organic raspberries during their peak season – early summer and into the fall. Include them in berry promotions and baking promotions.

Organic raspberries are a versatile fruit so include them in a variety of marketing opportunities. Include them in baking promotions with organic baking items, like organic flour and sugar. They are a great topping for breakfast cereals and ice cream, so cross-merchandise them with those items.

Don’t forget about organic raspberries during the holiday season. They add a festive touch to holiday baked goods. Include organic raspberries in summertime holiday promotions as they are often a part of holiday fruit salads.

Dynamic Displays

Display organic raspberries with other organic raspberries as part of a berry patch display with blueberries, blackberries and strawberries. Consider making your organic berry display the first one consumers see when those berries are on ad. Shoppers are looking for organic raspberries. Don’t make them hard to find.

Golden raspberries are also available as organic so include them in your display to create options for your customers. Stock both types of berries in clamshells to protect the highly fragile berries.

Organic raspberries are extremely perishable. Try to only stock what you know you can move in one day as their high perishability can cause a loss if you don’t move them quickly.

In the Backroom

Shipping
Organic raspberries are often shipped in the same carton sizes as conventional raspberries, most often in variations of 6-ounce clamshells. Golden raspberries are often shipped in cartons of 12, 6-ounce clam-shells.

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

Handling
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. (Likely to suffer injury by one light freezing.)
Product is precooled immediately after harvest to slow decay. It is transported in constant refrigeration because of high perishability. Additional protection against decay and ripening is obtained by charging the load with carbon dioxide while in transit.

Organic

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Produce Terminal, The

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Business Type:
Retailer, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Vancouver, V6A 2K2 British Columbia
Berries:
Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines
Deciduous Fruit:
Apples
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Produce Center Inc

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Business Type:
Broker, Exporter, Shipper
Location HQ:
Salinas, 93902 California
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
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Quebec Distributing Co

Overview (3)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Broker, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Alameda, 94502 California
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries
Citrus:
Lemons, Limes, Oranges
Deciduous Fruit:
Grapes
Melons:
Cantaloupe, Honeydew
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Bay Area Herbs & Specialties LLC

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Business Type:
Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
South San Francisco, 94080 California
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
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Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce

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Business Type:
Grower, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler, Foodservice
Location HQ:
San Diego, 92154 California
Berries:
Raspberries, Strawberries
Salad Vegetables:
Tomatoes, Round Tomatoes, Red Cherry Tomatoes, Yellow Cherry Tomatoes, Red Plum/Roma Tomatoes
Organic Produce:
Organic Raspberries, Organic Strawberries, Organic Tomatoes
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Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative

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Business Type:
Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Lancaster, 17603 Pennsylvania
Berries:
Strawberries
Cooking Vegetables:
Asparagus
Organic Produce:
Organic Apples, Organic Artichokes, Organic Asparagus, Organic Beans, Organic Beets, Organic Blackberries, Organic Broccoli, Organic Brussels Sprouts
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Northwest Wild Foods

Overview (2)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Broker, Exporter, Shipper, Retailer, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Burlington, 98233 Washington
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Deciduous Fruit:
Apples, Grapes
Stone Fruit:
Cherries, Nectarines
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Burnac Produce Ltd

Overview (3)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Importer, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Woodbridge, L4H 3H1
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
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Transpacific Food, Inc

Overview (1)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Clackamas, 97015 Oregon
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Organic Produce:
Organic Blackberries, Organic Blueberries, Organic Cranberries, Organic Raspberries
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Greenheart Farms Inc

Overview (3)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Arroyo Grande, 93420 California
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Melons:
Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon, Specialty Melons
Cooking Vegetables:
Beets








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