The blackberry has little commercial importance. In Spainit is only found in summer in very specialized green groceries, since its storage is not very good. Nevertheless, it may be consumed at anytime, since there are some areas that produce at different times.

The following table shows the imports of blackberries to the United Kingdom by countries. The mostly used weight of the packages is also indicated.

Country of origin	Availability	Weigh to the packages
Argentina	November-March	Various
Australia	November-December	12x500g
Belgium	May-September	8x125g;8x150g
Chile	December-April	2,7kg;12x125g
Colombia	November-March	12x150g
Costa Rica	According to the market demands	Various
France	April-May	20x125g
Guatemala	February-May and September-December	12x125g
Ireland	June-July	Various
Mexico	November-April	12x125g
The Netherlands	June-October	12x200g
New Zealand	January-March	1,8kg
Portugal	April-June	8x125g
South Africa	November-February	12x125g
Spain	End of April-beginning of June	8x125g
United Kingdom	July-September	12x125g
The United States	November-December	12x200g

Source:FreshProduceDeskBook(1998)