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IBO commends Freshuelva’s initiatives to boost blueberry consumption in Spain
- . October 2018
The chairman of the International Blueberry Organization (IBO), Peter McPherson, has commended initiatives implemented by Spanish grower association Freshuelva to boost

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