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Blueberry council ramps up promotion plan
- . April 28, 2020
The blueberry industry realizes that food processors, packers, distributors and retailers are all experiencing significant challenges as you fulfill your

Blueberries from Shandong, China now available on the market
- . April 16, 2020
Affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the volume of imported blueberries over recent months has declined compared with previous years, which

Blueberries in Charts: Florida’s prices far lower than last year
- . April 14, 2020
In this installment of the ‘In Charts’ series, Cristian Crespo of Agronometrics illustrates how the U.S. market is evolving. Each week the

North American blueberry industry concerned by market disruptions as season gets underway
- . April 13, 2020
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has created a huge number of challenges for the North American blueberry industry over the past

U.S. Blueberry sales benefit from stockpiling hysteria, but what comes next?
- . April 9, 2020
U.S. blueberry sales surged in the first three weeks of March with frozen berries in particular flying off the shelves,

RSA’s bumper blueberry year
- . April 8, 2020
South Africa’s blueberry exports increased 53 per cent this season, while raspberries suffered from lack of airfreight The latest blueberry

USDA proposes removing blueberry fumigation requirement for two Chilean regions
- . April 2, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a proposal that would allow more Chilean blueberry growers to

International Blueberry Organization Summit rescheduled to 2021
- . April 1, 2020
The International Blueberry Organization’s (IBO) 2020 Summit, which was set to take place in Trujillo, Peru between August 10 and

Late start but more organic blueberries from Mexico
- . March 30, 2020
Supplies of organic blueberries out of Mexico are picking up. “We’re located in the Northwest part of Mexico and production

The Effects of COVID-19 Will Ripple through Food Systems
- . March 26, 2020
As winter gives way to spring, farmers across the U.S. are ramping up for the growing season—hiring workers, purchasing materials