Latest News From Argentina Blueberries

Blueberry importers expect good Argentina season
Blueberry importers expect good Argentina season

Argentina blueberry prospects appear solid for the September through December season, marketers say.

Argentina is reporting good growing conditions and “very good” fruit quality for its blueberry crop, according to the Argentinean Blueberry Committee.
Good Argentina blueberry crop expected

Conditions point to a good crop and a normal start to the blueberry season in Argentina.

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Price, convenience affect blueberry pack sizes

Marketers say retailers look for the consumer sweet spot in packaging for Argentinean blueberries.

Argentina competes in crowded field
Argentina competes in crowded field

Argentina faces numerous challenges in the blueberry marketplace, but perhaps none as daunting as Peru.

Argentina is reporting good growing conditions and “very good” fruit quality for its blueberry crop, according to the Argentinean Blueberry Committee.
Business updates: Argentina Blueberries

Catch up on the latest from companies involved in 2017 Argentina blueberry import deal.

Argentina’s Tucaman region grows organic blueberries, which go through cold treatment before shipping to the U.S., says Luciano Fiszman, blueberry category manager for Gourmet Trading Co.
Organics carve niche in Argentina blueberry deal

The organic category is small, but it’s growing, according to the Argentinean Blueberry Committee.

Supplies of Naturipe Farms LLC proprietary Rocio blueberry variety out of Argentina should be up significantly from last year, says Jim Roberts, vice president of sales for the Salinas, Calif.-based grower-shipper. “This will be the first year we’ve had true production,” Roberts says.
Peruvian imports on the rise

As growers in Argentina increase their shipments of blueberries, their counterparts in Peru are doing the same.

Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms has launched an organic blueberry program out of Argentina’s Tucuman region, says Teddy Koukoulis, director of blueberry operations. The new program means the company will have organic blueberries during a time when very few are available, Koukoulis says.
Argentina Blueberries business updates

Catch up on what's happening with companies involved in the Argentina blueberry deal.