Tag: blueberries

The holiday weekend has ended, but the annual produce industry Thanksgiving hangover looks a little different than usual. Rain in the West and impacts from Milton and Helene are creating gaps in supply, impacting produce prices.

A series of significant changes across various regions will set the global blueberry industry up for continued success.

From January to August 2024, Peruvian exports of fresh blueberries totaled $545.9 million (for 72,000 tons), showing a growth of 41.5 percent in value compared to the $385.7 million reported in the same months of the previous year, according to the Association of Exporters (Adex).

As football fans cheered for their favorite college and NFL teams over the weekend, produce growers across the Southeast faced a different kind of blitz: back-to-back hits from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Bloom Fresh has acquired Inka’s Berries' breeding program, further expanding its global footprint in the development of innovative, high-quality fruit varieties.

In the 2024-2025 campaign, Peruvian exports of fresh blueberries are projected to reach a total volume of 292,138 tons, which would mean a reduction of 0.6 percent in relation to the estimate made in June (293,841 tons)

In August 2024, Peruvian agricultural exports totaled $1.247 billion, 40 percent above what was obtained in the same month of the previous year

In August 2024, Peru exported 21,621 tons of blueberries for $154.4 million, showing an increase of 4 percent in volume, but a drop of 8 percent in value, compared to what was reported in the same month of the previous year.

Blazer Wilkinson Gee announced the arrival of Foxy brand blueberries to begin arriving on the East Coast at the end of September.

While summer weather lingers in the Southeast, a refreshing cold front delivers crisp mornings to growers across the Plains and the Pacific Northwest.