April 2016

Naturipe Farms touts berries, local
- . April 22, 2016
As California strawberry volumes begin to peak in May, Naturipe Farms will seek retail promotions and capitalize on locally grown

Engineers working on a better blueberry picker
- . April 21, 2016
Industrial engineers from Penn State are part of a nine-university, four-year, $4.75 million collaborative research project funded by the U.S.

Canada: Blueberry growers gain access to Crown land
- . April 20, 2016
New Brunswick is poised to become the world’s largest producer of wild blueberries, with nearly 1,600 hectares of Crown land

Florida blueberry festival attracts high consumer attendance
- . April 19, 2016
Many shoppers helped make this another big year for the Florida Blueberry Festival, with the event educating consumers about the

U.S. consumption of fresh blueberries is growing
- . April 18, 2016
Demand for fresh blueberries in the United States has shown strong growth over the past decade, with consumption per capita

Investigating the health benefits of berries
- . April 15, 2016
In recent years studies have shown that blueberries can produce many health benefits, from preventing dementia, combatting high blood pressure, to

Winning the hearts and stomachs of key food leaders
- . April 15, 2016
This March, the Blueberry Council sponsored the Research Chefs Association (RCA) Conference in Denver. The Council connected with professionals in

U.S.: School marketing program toreach 150,000 families in 2016
- . April 15, 2016
For the past few years, the USHBC has collaborated with Kaleidoscope Youth Marketing to connect with hundreds of thousands of

U.S./Canada arrivals buck trend for Chilean blueberry shipments
- . April 14, 2016
While Chilean blueberry exports dropped off by 1.3% this season, volume upticks were seen in the U.S., Canada, the U.K.

Huelva’s blueberry acreage climbs
- . April 13, 2016
Huelva’s blueberry acreage has doubled to almost 2,000ha in three years, reflecting the growing importance of the crop in the