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China a big market for international blueberry growers
- . September 2017
Chinese demand for blueberries has been rapidly growing, offering abundant opportunities for the international blueberry growing industry. The country’s blueberry

India: IG enters fruit production through JV with Aussie blueberry company
- . September 2017
One of India’s leading produce importers and distributors is making its first foray into production, having entered a joint venture with an

Chile to send first blueberries to India in October
- . September 2017
With market access announced earlier this year, the Chilean blueberry industry is gearing up to send its first blueberry consignment

Hortifrut sales fell 14% in H1
- . September 2017
Chile-headquartered fruit company Hortifrut saw a 14% decline in earnings and sales in the first half of 2017, but for
Australia: OzGroup aims for first India-bound blueberry exports in 2017
- . September 2017
Like most of the Australian blueberry industry, OzGroup Co-op has taken a cautious approach to the opening of the Indian

T&G Global expands blueberry operations in Australia in new deal
- . September 2017
T&G Global has become the exclusive licence holder for 16 high yielding blueberry varieties in Australia, which will see it

Polish Blueberry Cooperative takes Asian expansion to new horizons
- . August 2017
The Polish blueberry sector has sent container shipments to Asian markets for the first time this year, while industry and

Chile embarks on blueberry trade mission to India and Dubai
- . August 2017
The Chilean Blueberry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), supported by ProChile, is organising its first trade mission

Looking beyond soil pH in berries
- . August 2017
Acidic soil pH values, in the range of 4.5 to 5.5, are considered fundamental for blueberry production, but this seems

Australia: Profits more than double at Costa Group in FY2017
- . August 2017
All produce categories exceeded targets for leading Australian fruit and vegetable company Costa Group (ASX: CGC) in the 2016-17 financial