February 2017
First ocean shipment of Peruvian blueberries arrives in China
In a sign of Peru’s development as a major blueberry exporter, the first sea freight shipment to China of Peruvian
MBG Marketing goes global
MBG Marketing, the world’s largest grower-owned blueberry and blackberry marketing cooperative, has taken a strategic step into the global foods
Australia: Costa Group EBITDA up 27% in H1
Costa Group (ASX: CGC) achieved EBITDA growth of 26.6% to reach AUD$49 million in the first half of 2016-17, boosted
Chilean nursery harvests first crop of NZ-origin blueberry variety
A Chilean nursery has carried out the country’s first harvest of a New Zealand-origin blueberry variety called Centra Blue, and expects
Wild blueberries boost young people’s mood
Consuming flavonoid-rich foods such as wild blueberries can have a significant positive effect on young people’s mood, a University of
Canada: BC blueberry industry eyes bigger share of Japanese market
Canada’s British Columbia Blueberry Council (BCBC) has said it will once again be exhibiting at Japan’s premier food and beverage trade
African Blue sees ‘best blueberry crop yet’ in Morocco, says Costa exec
Now in its ninth year of production, a pioneering blueberry project in Morocco is in an ideal position in 2017
‘There will be problems if berry category doesn’t change’, says SanLucar exec
“I think now there’s a stage where everybody is getting a little bit nervous…it used to be easy to have
Jumbo blueberry to boost NZ industry by $8m in two years
A jumbo blueberry the size of a $2 coin is about to be planted in New Zealand, boosting the $57
Driscoll’s names GM of northern production region
Watsonville, Calif.-based Driscoll’s has selected Brie Reiter Smith as general manager of the northern production region, which includes Watsonville and