Europe’s 2024–2025 raspberry pipeline is under stress from repeated cold snaps and late frosts—especially across the Balkans and Central/Eastern Europe, where much of the continent’s frozen raspberry supply originates.
Serbia, the global leader in frozen raspberry export revenue, entered the 2025/26 season “under high tension,” with freezer purchase prices starting around €3.0/kg and volatile offers tied to tight raw-material availability. Analysts warn the supply picture for 2025 is significantly tighter than normal.
In mid-April 2024, European raspberry prices hit a 15-month high, with market observers expecting further rises ahead of the main harvests—an early signal that stocks were already thin.
Late frost and snow in Serbia compounded earlier April damage, with up to 50% of potential raspberry yield reported lost in some areas; growers even feared complete losses in pockets hit by the subsequent snow event.
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Poland—another key berry origin—saw April lows down to –11 °C in Lublin, damaging buds, flowers, and green fruit, adding further uncertainty to regional supply.
A Dutch agricultural brief on Serbia notes overall plant production fell 12.1% in 2024 vs. 2023 due to adverse weather, underscoring how climate shocks are now structurally affecting output and price stability.
Trade trackers through 2024–2025 flagged a frozen raspberry shortage in Europe, with buyers in France, Germany, Poland, and beyond forced to search farther afield and prices rising €0.20–€0.30/kg within weeks.
For scale, Serbia shipped ~80,000 t of raspberries in 2024 (mostly frozen) to major EU buyers, so weather-related hits there reverberate directly into European availability and prices.
What this means for procurement
Tighter raw-berry availability + depleted cold-store stocks = price volatility for the next cycles. Buyers relying solely on EU origins face unpredictable offers and sporadic gaps in delivery windows.
Why switch to Richfield’s freeze-dried (FD) raspberries now
1.Continuity of supply: Richfield sources globally and runs large-scale FD capacity, insulating buyers from single-origin shocks that hit Serbia/Poland. (The FD format also bypasses frozen-chain bottlenecks.)
2.Organic advantage: Richfield offers organic-certified FD raspberries, helping European brands maintain premium, clean-label ranges when conventional supply is disrupted and organic options are scarce. (Organic certification details available on request for your compliance team.)
3.Performance & shelf life: FD raspberries deliver bright color, intense flavor, and year-plus shelf life at ambient conditions—ideal for cereals, snack mixes, bakery inclusions, toppings, and HORECA.
4.Vietnam hub for diversification: Richfield’s Vietnam factory adds reliable pipelines for FD tropical fruits (mango, pineapple, dragon fruit, passion fruit) and IQF lines, letting buyers blend out risk and meet rising demand for tropical profiles in European retail and foodservice.
Bottom line for buyers
With documented frost damage (up to 50% in pockets), 15-month-high price spikes, and ongoing tightness in Europe’s frozen raspberry stream, locking in FD raspberries from Richfield is a practical, quality-forward hedge: it stabilizes your cost base, protects formulation schedules, and preserves your organic/clean-label claims—while our Vietnam capacity broadens your fruit portfolio beyond weather-hit European origins.
Post time: Sep-03-2025