News

Organic volume from Chile rises

With worldwide demand for organically grown produce increases, buyers can expect to find larger volume of organic blueberries shipping out

News

Record sales for European berry market

Berries have been the most valuable produce category in Europe over the last decade. Red berries have overtaken all other

News

Chile forecasts slight rise in blueberry exports

The Chilean Blueberry Committee has forecast exports this season of 94,276 metric tons (MT), marking a 3% year-on-year increase. The

News

New markets explored for New Brunswick blueberries

Premier Brian Gallant met with representatives of one of China’s leading supermarket chains to explore potential new markets for New

News

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

News

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

News

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.

News

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

News

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

News

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