Salta: They bet harvesting 2,000 tons of blueberries
The company Extraberries SA, of Argentine capital, has the expectation of harvesting 2,000 tons of blueberries in the current campaign.
USA: Added menu offerings open up opportunities
Mentions of fresh blueberry on a large sampling of U.S. foodservice menus have increased 176% since 2007. Importers of blueberries from Argentina say they’ve seen an increase in sales to foodservice customers who use the berries in menu offerings.
New californian variety going to Argentinean growers
Named the Rocio, the large proprietary variety is grown in California during the domestic season, but Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe now is planting the berry in Argentina, as well.
Develop a tool to improve the nutritional management of blueberries
Blueberries in South America are produced for export, that is why farmers and exporters form Chile have focused on finding new ways to improve the nutritional management in organic production of this fruit.
Foodinnova 2014: Argentine researchers present blueberries papers
During FoodInnova International Conference, to be held between 20 and 23 October at the Concordia Convention Center – Entre Rios, researchers from the College of Food Science will present over 30 scientific papers framed in Engineering, Science and Food Technology.