FROMBIO OY IS RELIABLE WORLDWIDE SUPPLIER OF WILD BERRIES

• IQF BERRIES
• FREEZE DRIED POWDERS
• SWEETENED&DRIED BERRIES
• FROZEN BERRY PUREE

usual harvest period: June 10 - August 10
natural yield 2024: 80% of the usual, weak harvest.
situation with pickers: poor, due to the mobilization of the male population, no more than
50% of pickers participate in the harvest compared to 2023.
other features: significant restrictions on electricity supply in the country (due to military
action) do not allow freezing raw materials in the required quantity.
quality indicators: In 2024, 99% of the bilberries collected were from the “Polesie” growing
area with radiation levels of 300-400 Bq/kg and a low anthocyanin content, suitable only for
the food market. Highland bilberries from the Carpathian Mountains, which have virtually no
radiation and a high anthocyanin content, were not even 5% harvested in 2024 due to a poor
harvest - the small quantities that were purchased have already been sold at high prices to
baby food companies.
total purchased quantity: 12-13 thousand tons out of usual 30 thousand tons (45%)
average purchase price of fresh raw materials for pickers: €2.00 /kg
average purchase price of fresh raw materials wholesale for enterprises: €2.35 /kg
average selling price of frozen berries: €3.45 - 3.65 /kg
offer and forecast: below demand, at 50%, price increase to €3.75 - 3.95 /kg expected by
spring 2025

usual picking period: July 1 - August 10
natural yield 2024: 60% of usual, weak harvest, completely empty in the north of the country.
situation with pickers: average, at the level of 2023
other features: purchase prices are lower than in Belarus due to the 12% import duty
imposed by the EU countries. For this reason, a significant part of the volume from Belarus
is now exported to Russia, while previously it went to Europe.
quality indicators: Blueberries with radiation levels of 400-500 Bq/kg and low anthocyanin
content, suitable only for the food market, are collected throughout the country.
total purchased quantity: 5-6 thousand tons out of the usual 10 thousand tons (50%).
average purchase price of fresh raw materials for pickers: €1.90 /kg
average purchase price of fresh raw materials wholesale for enterprises: €2.15 /kg
average selling price of frozen berries: €3.25 - 3.45 /kg
offer and forecast: below demand, at 70%, expected to rise to €3.45 - 3.65 /kg by spring
2025

pick period usually: July 20 - August 20
natural yield 2024: 100% of usual, average harvest.
situation with pickers: very bad, due to revealed cases of crimes in the sphere of human
trafficking, no more than 30% of the usual number of pickers, who come annually from
Thailand, participate in the picking. Compared to 2023, about 900 pickers arrive late to
Finland (instead of the usual 3,000 people), and 2,300 pickers to Sweden (instead of the
usual 7,000 people).
other features: none
quality indicators: good quality, suitable for the food industry markets and for the
pharmaceutical market (extract production). Radiation <100 Bq/kg, anthocyanin content
0.36-0.40, as usual.
total purchased quantity: 4-5 thousand tons out of the usual 20 thousand tons (20-25%)
average purchase price of fresh raw materials for pickers: €2.00 /kg
average purchase price of fresh raw materials wholesale for enterprises: €2.80 /kg
average selling price of frozen berries: €3.90 - 4.20 /kg
offer and forecast: below demand, at the level of 20%, purchased volumes will be enough for
deliveries only within Scandinavian countries to local markets and enterprises, export is not
expected.

usually harvest period: July 20 - August 20
natural yield 2024: 100% of usual, average yield.
pickers situation: very bad, due to the mobilization of most of the male population from small
towns, villages and towns, as well as due to the growth of wages in the military sector of the
economy - the number of pickers has significantly decreased over the past 2 years (now no
more than 30% of the usual number)
other features: the impossibility of exporting bilberries to EU countries due to the import duty
of 12%. Russia also introduced an export duty of 5-7% on all goods.
quality indicators: good quality, suitable for the food industry markets and for the
pharmaceutical market (extract production). Radiation <100 Bq/kg, anthocyanin content
0.36-0.40, as usual.
total purchased quantity: 2 thousand tons (previously collected about 5 thousand tons)
(50%)
average purchase price of fresh raw materials for pickers: €2.20 /kg
average purchase price of fresh raw materials wholesale for enterprises: €3.00 /kg
average selling price of frozen berries: €3.70 - 3.90 /kg
offer and forecast: below demand, at the level of 50%, purchased volumes will be enough for
deliveries only within the country and a small export to China for the pharmaceutical market.