Large blueberry volumes in North America have sprouted higher expectations for quality, coupled with greater price instability for some growers, particularly those with less-desired varieties or who pick in concentrated production areas.
Our fruit is highly antioxidant, has more vitamin C than oranges and also provides vitamin E, B3, B2, beta carotene, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and potassium, among other nutrients. Besides, it’s delicious.
“Organic blueberry consumption is rising faster than regular blueberries because consumers are looking to eat healthier,” said Chloe Varennes, marketing manager, Gourmet Trading Co., Redondo Beach, Calif.
Growers from different parts of the world were able to appreciate advances in the varietal conversion process that has developed over recent years in Argentina, during a visit to the fields of Agroberries SA to finish off the 6th Regional Technical Day organized by the Blueberry Producers’ Association of Mesopotamia Argentina (APAMA).
In a final rule that will be effective at the end of August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said that commercial shipments of blueberries from Morocco will be permitted if they meet several phytosantiary requirements.