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Driscoll’s to expand Fair Trade berry program

Driscoll’s plans to expand retail distribution of its Fair Trade USA certified product out of Baja California beyond the initial

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Dole acquires Chile-based TucFrut

Dole Food Co. has acquired packing and growing facilities of TucFrut in the Molina and Linares areas of Chile. The

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Joint bid to get bees busy will boost blueberry businesses

A $355,000 public-private partnership is aiming to strengthen honey bee populations — and boost blueberry growers — across Atlantic Canada.

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BBC Technologies unveils new blueberry system

New Zealand-based BBC Technologies has unveiled Kato 260, a new sorting and grading machine for blueberries, at Fruit Attraction in

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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