Argentina starts its 2018 blueberry season
Producers relaunch fruit promotion campaign oriented to external and internal market
China is waiting for Argentine blueberries
Argentina has the opportunity to get to China with quality fruit and excellent flavor, if it is able to overcome logistic challenges and adapt to new consumption trends.
Economic prospects for global blueberry market
Within the framework of a communication strategy from the main producing countries of Latin America, Federico Bayá, president of ABC, Miguel Bentín, former president of ProArándanos, Álvaro Galione, representative of UPEFRUY and Andrés Armstrong, President of the Chilean Blueberry Committee, shared commercial forecast and expected volumes for the current season.
Blueberry market is becoming increasingly competitive
With an increasing number of players, today´s scenario is highly competitive where quality is reduced to few things: full color, firmness, texture, flavor and shelf life. Juan González, from GCS Europe, analyzed the increasingly competitive blueberry market and how competitiveness affects quality perception.
SIT is an innovative and environmentally friendly technique for fruit fly control
During the 9th edition of the Regional Technical Conference on Blueberries, organized by APAMA, Director of Plant Health from SENASA (National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality), Wilda Ramírez, presented the results of the private public work that the Service is carrying out together with the sector for fruit fly eradication through the Sterile Insect Technique, an innovative and environmentally friendly technique.