Blueberries
The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2023 survey polled more than 1,000 consumers in mid-October, discovering differences in how consumers report purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables.
A renowned blueberry researcher and an organization focused on preserving the history of the blueberry industry were recently honored with awards from the North American Blueberry Council.
The Salinas, Calif.-based grower-shipper expects promotable volumes of its organic and conventional varieties in the beginning of the year through March, with the largest quantities in February.
The Folsom, Calif.-based U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council is encouraging consumers to make heart-smart choices — like grabbing a boost of blue — in February for American Heart Month.
Southeast berry grower-shippers say they should have a decent-size crop of good-quality blueberries and blackberries this spring as long as the weather remains favorable.
The San Joaquin Valley-based organic fresh produce marketing company is moving into the conventional space and building out its berry category with the acquisition.
The Oxnard, Calif.-based company achieved avocado volume growth of 14% in the first quarter ended Jan. 31, outpacing the industry as a whole, says Founder and CEO Steve Barnard.
Naturipe will have very strong supplies of berries throughout the spring and summer of 2023, says Jerry Moran, vice president of sales for the Watsonville, Calif.-based marketer.
Retailers can promote blueberries any week of the year, and they do.
The North American Blueberry Council will hold its Blueberry Summit in Savannah, Ga., Sept. 27-29.
Wish Farms expects Chilean blueberry volume for the 2023-24 season to be comparable to the previous season, says Nick Wishnatzki, public relations manager.
Based on the most recent field projections, executives with Traverse City, Mich.-based North Bay Produce anticipate the peak of Chilean arrivals to be in early-mid January.
The Packer recently submitted questions about the upcoming Chilean blueberry season to Nader Musleh, director of International Business Development at California Giant Berry Farms.
Chilean fruit exporters are running a trial ad campaign in Times Square in March, and the target audience is much wider than New Yorkers.
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference organizers are offering full registration to growers who faced substantial losses from Hurricane Michael, making it easier for them to attend the annual show.
Blueberry company Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. has new leadership.
Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms has implemented a rebrand that speaks directly to younger consumers.
A research effort behind the rebranding of Naturipe Farms studied the attitudes of nearly 4,000 participants in the U.S. and Canada to gain consumer insights, company officials said.
Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash., is marketing blueberries with an exclusive supply agreement with Norris Farms, Roseburg, Ore.
California Giant Berry Farms has chosen the chefs who will participate in its second-annual Chef Invitational competition.
California Giant Berry Farms, Watsonville, is celebrating a milestone this summer with its summer blueberry program — conventional and organic — seeing dramatic production increases.
The Georgia Grown program is partnering with Publix Super Markets on the launch of a local campaign.
These tiny globes were the fourth most popular item that shoppers said they bought this year that they did not buy previously.
Berry lovers that are loyal to California Giant Berry Farms can now easily find what retailers in their area carry the brand.
Tomra Food’s BBC Technologies, which specializes in packaging equipment for small fruit, has a new Tray Tipper, designed to evenly distribute blueberries to a sorting machine.
Ozblu blueberry varieties will be grown in the U.S. for the first time with Peru-based Migiva Group’s purchase of two Florida berry properties.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council’s Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information order is seeking new members.
The domestic blueberry season was kicking off in mid-April with harvesting already underway in Georgia, said Victoria De Bruin, marketing manager for the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
Hardships born from a big freeze in 2016 have inspired Georgia’s blueberry industry to invest in some protective technology so growers don’t get frozen out of the market again.
Georgia blueberries suffered some damage as temperatures dipped below freezing the week of March 5.