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IBO Summit: Making blueberries the world’s favorite superfruit

The next IBO Summit has been provisionally planned for South Africa in September 2025.  The IBO is also looking at holding an event at Fruit Attraction, which is scheduled in Madrid in October 2024.

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Peruvian blueberry campaign projects volume decline

Since May, when the current Peruvian blueberry season began, up to mid-July, 7,127 tons of fresh fruit have been exported, a lower volume than at the beginning of last season. Of this total, 88% was shipped by sea, while 10% was shipped by air

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Northwest Cherries launches India promotions

Huge consumption potential identified as first US Pacific Northwest cherries arrive in India under new phytosanitary systems approach

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Fresh Polish Blueberries Granted China Market Access

From June 20 to 21, Yu Jianhua, the head of China’s General Administration of Customs, visited Poland, where the two

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More growers see benefits of planting blueberries in 100% coir

More blueberries are being grown in coir because it delivers healthy, consistent yields, and is less costly and better for

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Largest British blueberry crop ever expected for 2023

British blueberry producers are expecting to send 6,000 tons of fruit to retail shelves this year, projecting the “sweetest and

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Peruvian shipments to Southeast Asia grow 25% in the first weeks of the new blueberry campaign

Of the total exported to the markets of said bloc, 56% was channeled by air, while 44% was by sea.

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Georgian imports of blueberries in the off-season are keeping up the surge that started in 2018

Georgian blueberry season is in June and July. After that very small leftovers may be left in August. With some

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The South African blueberry sector continues to grow in volume

A recent BerriesZA symposium demonstrated the levels of optimism and commitment from the South African blueberry industry, according to the

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Study reveals impressive skin benefits of blueberries

In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, scientists in the United States and South Korea discuss the benefits