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China short on blueberries for key national festival
- . April 2013
A Chinese fruit company is pushing for new overseas suppliers to fill key fruit selling windows, including the Moon Festival
Blueberry industry funds US$1M for metabolic health research
- . April 2013
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) has announced it will be working with two renowned international scientists to investigate the
Highbush Blueberry Council starts foodservice blog
- . April 2013
In early April, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council started its “Dynamo Digest” foodservice blog. The Folsom, Calif.-based group’s blog, www.blueberrycouncil.org/foodservice/dynamo-digest, plans
Michigan growers hopeful for this year’s blueberry crop
- . April 2013
After devastating weather ravaged Michigan’s blueberry crop last year, things are looking up for this season. “Everyone is expecting a
Fall Creek releases six new blueberry varieties
- . April 2013
Oregon-based Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc has released the first ever blueberry varieties from its own breeding program, catering
Sunnyridge blueberry varieties now available in Peru
- . April 2013
Sunnyridge Farms has announced that beginning with the next season, all of its blueberry varieties will be available for production
Blueberry production could rise 50% by 2018, but will that be enough?
- . April 2013
The North American Blueberry Council’s (NABC) latest World Blueberry Acreage and Production Report has been released following extensive questionnaires and
Chile: Hortifrut and VitalBerry’s merger is authorized
- . April 2013
The National Economic Prosecutor (FNE) decided to close Hortifrut and VitalBerry’s query to merge both companies. Incidentally, the FNE gave
Fresh remains key factor at retail
- . April 2013
A survey of shoppers in 58 countries across the globe revealed that fresh food continues to play an increasingly important
Tesco confirms exit from Fresh & Easy business
- . April 2013
Tesco is officially declaring its U.S. Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market store experiment a failure. After months of speculation, Tesco’s