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Chilean blueberry volume expected to dip in 2018-19
- . October 2018
Chilean blueberry export volume in 2018-19 will be down slightly from last year’s record levels, but the North American market

Historic ruling against the illegal sale of blueberry varieties
- . October 2018
US courts have ordered a Michigan nursery, Hartmann’s Plant Company, to pay producers in Huelva a one million dollars fine

Blueberries in Charts: With prices at their highest so far this year, will they continue to rise?
- . October 2018
In this ‘In Charts‘ series of mini-articles, Colin Fain of data visualization tool Agronometrics illustrates how the U.S. market is evolving. In

Xflow packaging available for blues
- . October 2018
Stepac’s functional blueberry packaging designed to reduce waste and cut costs Stepac is launching Xflow, a patented, functional, flowpack

Canada seeks to increase blueberry and cherry exports to EU
- . October 2018
Canada is looking to make the most of the trade agreement signed last year with the European Union and increase

Argentine blueberries being air-freighted to the US
- . October 2018
The South American blueberry season has commenced with mixed results for different source regions. While Argentina has had a slow

Camposol “very satisfied” with first year of blueberry brand
- . October 2018
Peruvian produce multinational Camposol has celebrated its one-year anniversary of the launch of its blueberry brand “The Berry That Cares”, saying

Slow start for Argentine blueberry season
- . October 2018
Argentina has so far this season only exported half as many blueberries that it had done by this time last

South Africa: Two tobacco farms successfully convert to OZblu blueberry ranches
- . October 2018
Fruit company United Exports has highlighted the transformation of two traditional South African tobacco farms in Limpopo into sustainable blueberry-producing

South African blueberry industry aims to compete with Chile and Argentina
- . October 2018
The South African Berry Producers’ Association, a voluntary organization, was brought into being seven years ago to act as a