Raspberry

The raspberry is the edible fruit of several plant species in the genus Rubus, most in the subgenus Idaeobatus, part of the rose family; the name also applies to the plants themselves, which are perennial with woody stems. World production of raspberries in 2023 reached 940,979 tonnes, led by Russia with 23 percent of the total, and the fruit is cultivated across northern Europe and North America, consumed both as whole fruit and in preserves, cakes, pastries, ice cream and liqueurs.