September 2016

IBO Summit 2016: Volume growth, social and and the rise of new growing regions were key discussion points
- . September 28, 2016
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
- . September 28, 2016
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
- . September 27, 2016
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
- . September 19, 2016
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%
- . September 16, 2016
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
- . September 13, 2016
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
- . September 13, 2016
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
- . September 9, 2016
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”
- . September 8, 2016
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
- . September 8, 2016
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Chad Finn and his colleagues at the Horticultural Crops Research Unit in Corvallis, Oregon, developed