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Primus to award Hortifrut México best average for quality, safety audits
- . December 2016
Berry company Hortifrut México expects to receive a significant award of excellence early next year after Primus Auditing Ops found
Michigan blueberry producers to vote to establish a research and education program
- . December 2016
A referendum to determine whether to establish a Michigan Blueberry Research and Education Program and creating a Michigan Blueberry Commission
Healthier blueberries, thanks to a blast of purple plasma
- . December 2016
Raw blueberries, bursting with vitamins and antioxidants, can also harbor the gut-ravaging human norovirus—a leading cause of foodborne illness from
Chilean Fresh Fruit Association hyped for another great blueberry and cherry season
- . December 2016
The main two fruits imported from Chile in December are blueberries and cherries. The key months for Chilean grapes are
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery names manager of breeding operations
- . December 2016
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. has hired Paul Sandefur as manager of the company’s U.S. breeding operations. Sandefur will
High prices boost Hortifrut’s profits during 2016
- . November 2016
High prices and favorable weather conditions helped push up Chile-based berry multinational Hortifrut’s profits by 35% during the first nine
South Korea a strong export market for Oregon ag products
- . November 2016
As one of the state’s top export markets for agriculture, South Korea is already home to a number of Oregon
Spain: Blueberries to become Huelva’s second berry in terms of acreage
- . November 2016
The planting stage of the recently completed 2016/2017 strawberry campaign revealed that the total area planted with berries in the
North America: “This is what a mature blueberry market looks like”, says Brazelton
- . November 2016
“For a long time it was very possible to just focus on shipping blueberries in the U.S. and Canada. That was
Driscoll’s boosts proprietary blueberry plantings in Chile, Peru
- . November 2016
California-based multinational Driscoll’s is set to have finished planting more than 500 hectares of proprietary blueberry varieties in South America