September 2016
IBO Summit 2016: Volume growth, social and and the rise of new growing regions were key discussion points
Last year’s IBO Summit in Coffs Harbour, Australia had more than 300 participants, but this year’s event in Concordia, Argentina
IBO announces new president
The world’s leading blueberry industry body has made changes to its board, ushering in a new era of development and
Moroccan berries on UK mission
Morocco’s export control body, the EACCE, this week organised a trade mission for soft fruit exporters to the UK, held
Peru’s president helps kick off new Superfoods from Peru brand
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, the newly elected president of Peru, made an appearance at the Peru to the World Expo Sept. 18
Argentina: Blueberry production is expected to increase by 17%
Argentina has had a very good winter this year, and the temperatures were adequate for the correct development of the
Canada: BC blueberries prove up to the task for China-bound seafreight
Results may have been mixed for the first full season of Chinese market access for British Columbia blueberries, but exporters
Growing consumer demand supports increasing berry imports
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, based in Folsom, CA, reports that consumers who crave the taste of fresh blueberries in
Hortifrut profits rise 26% in H1
Several factors including delayed harvests and improved pricing helped push up profits at Chile-based berry company Hortifrut in the first
Yahoo! Profiles the “Blueberry Queen”
Elizabeth White, a true pioneer for the industry, is appropriately also known as the Blueberry Queen. Building the foundation for
U.S.: Two tasty new berries from ARS
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Chad Finn and his colleagues at the Horticultural Crops Research Unit in Corvallis, Oregon, developed