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Australia: Crate expectations: blueberry boom on north coast as big banana industry slips away
- . March 27, 2013
Coffs Harbour, home of the Big Banana for nearly 50 years, has been hiding its inner blueberry. Bananas have been
Hortifrut reports strong sales growth for 2012
- . March 27, 2013
Chile’s Hortifrut reported US$215 million in revenue for 2012. The year included a 17.5% increase in sales compared to the
Research shows wild pollinators make a world of difference
- . March 27, 2013
A global study led by Argentina’s Universidad Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN) has found honeybees may not be the best
European produce consumption “stagnating”, Freshfel report shows
- . March 27, 2013
The latest Freshfel Consumption Monitor report shows European fruit and vegetable fell 3% on the preceeding five-year average in 2011.
Wish Farms has become a major player in Florida blueberry deal
- . March 27, 2013
Wish Farms President Gary Wishnatzki has been a leader in establishing the Florida blueberry industry, and he sees it continuing
U.S.: Fourth quarter results favorable for fruit, organics
- . March 27, 2013
Retail sales of fresh fruit and organic produce surged in the fourth quarter, but price deflation and flat movement caused
An interactive atlas to preserve agricultural biodiversity
- . March 27, 2013
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and cooperators have developed an interactive atlas of wild plants in Guatemala that are closely
Blueberries most harvested soft fruit in Germany
- . March 27, 2013
In the last year, 9,000 tonnes of blueberries were harvested in Germany. This makes these the most harvested bush berries
Berries to become top category “one country at a time”, says Bjorn
- . February 28, 2013
As the top fruit category in the U.S, the U.K. and now Norway, berries have gained significant traction and are
Peru: Expert recommends using biological control in blueberries
- . February 28, 2013
Implementing biological control in blueberry plantations can help improve integrated crop management, explained Sebastian Ochoa, an expert in the fruit