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Spain: Blueberries to become Huelva’s second berry in terms of acreage
- . November 25, 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 24, 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 23, 2016
California-based multinational Driscoll’s is set to have finished planting more than 500 hectares of proprietary blueberry varieties in South America

Co-founder of California Giant dies
- . November 21, 2016
Pat Riordan, co-founder of Watsonville, Calif.-based California Giant Berry Farms, died Nov. 18 at the age of 67. He died

Peruvian blueberries take off for China
- . November 21, 2016
Peru has sent its first-ever shipment of blueberries to China, after the presidents of the two countries signed the official
Australia: Costa Group joins forces with Macquarie for ag investments
- . November 17, 2016
At an Annual General Meeting (AGM) where Costa Group (ASX: CGC) CEO Harry Debney gave an upgraded profit guidance for

Chilean blueberries and avocados captivate the Chinese palates
- . November 14, 2016
The Chilean fruit export industry is very serious about marking their presence in the Chinese market and winning over consumers

Peru: Blueberries led non-traditional exports in September
- . November 11, 2016
The manager of Agricultural exports from Adex, Paula Carrion, stated that the months of September and October are key for

Dietitians Love the Blues at FNCE
- . November 11, 2016
With 10,000 registered dietitians from 50 states and 36 countries, FNCE 2016 was the place to be. In fact, it

Naturipe’s Robert Verloop leaving marketing position
- . October 31, 2016
(UPDATED COVERAGE, Nov. 3) Robert Verloop, Naturipe Farms LLC’s executive vice president of marketing, has resigned but plans to remain in