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Chilean nursery harvests first crop of NZ-origin blueberry variety
- . February 22, 2017
A Chilean nursery has carried out the country’s first harvest of a New Zealand-origin blueberry variety called Centra Blue, and expects

Wild blueberries boost young people’s mood
- . February 21, 2017
Consuming flavonoid-rich foods such as wild blueberries can have a significant positive effect on young people’s mood, a University of

Canada: BC blueberry industry eyes bigger share of Japanese market
- . February 21, 2017
Canada’s British Columbia Blueberry Council (BCBC) has said it will once again be exhibiting at Japan’s premier food and beverage trade

African Blue sees ‘best blueberry crop yet’ in Morocco, says Costa exec
- . February 17, 2017
Now in its ninth year of production, a pioneering blueberry project in Morocco is in an ideal position in 2017

‘There will be problems if berry category doesn’t change’, says SanLucar exec
- . February 16, 2017
“I think now there’s a stage where everybody is getting a little bit nervous…it used to be easy to have

Jumbo blueberry to boost NZ industry by $8m in two years
- . February 9, 2017
A jumbo blueberry the size of a $2 coin is about to be planted in New Zealand, boosting the $57

Driscoll’s names GM of northern production region
- . February 8, 2017
Watsonville, Calif.-based Driscoll’s has selected Brie Reiter Smith as general manager of the northern production region, which includes Watsonville and

Michigan: Blueberry growers approve checkoff
- . February 7, 2017
The state’s blueberry producers approved a referendum establishing a Michigan Blueberry Research & Education Program effective May 1. The program

Peru blueberries led agro-exports growth in 2016
- . February 2, 2017
Peruvian blueberry exports climbed to US$241 million in 2016 from US$97 million (2015), up by 148% over the previous year,

Marco Antonio Vaz, technical director of Onubafruit: “We want to do with blueberries what we achieved with raspberries”
- . January 31, 2017
Onubafruit is a clear example of crop diversification. This year, it expects a production of 32,000 tonnes of strawberries (a