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ProduceIQ: Heat lights fire under summer produce prices

- Featured
While maybe not as sensational as the news that Taylor Swift caused a small earthquake in Seattle, gas prices are at an eight-month high. Keep calm. At $3.71, the average fuel price is still more than $1 below the astronomical highs we saw last July.

Peruvian blueberry exports grow 43% in the first half of 2023

- International
In the first half of 2023, Peruvian fresh blueberry exports reached 34.7 million kilograms, reflecting an increase of 42.7 percent compared to the 24.3 million kilos shipped in the same period last year.

Peru continues its blueberry export dominance

- International
Peru made up 61 percent of the world’s blueberry exports in the 2022-23 campaign.

Private equity invests $2.5MM in southeast blueberry farm

- General News
Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are proud to announce the closing of yet another investment in a blueberry farm in the Southeast, building upon last year’s successful raise for a similar farm.

Naturipe Farms starts summer blueberries

- General News
Ahead of National Blueberry Month, Naturipe Farms is kicking off the summer season with promotable volumes of its flavorful blueberries from New Jersey, Michigan, and the Pacific Northwest.

PNW blueberry volumes peak

- General News
It’s a bountiful summer of blueberries for California Giant Berry Farms, as the company forecasts giant volumes of blues ahead.

Peruvian blueberry production grew 37.5 percent in Q1

- International
Despite inclement weather characterized by torrential rains and seasonal flooding, the Peruvian agricultural sector made substantial progress during the first quarter of 2023 (January-March), according to a report by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri).

USHBC expands business intelligence program

- General News
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) today launched the BerrySmart Insights platform for fresh blueberries, an automated, voluntary production and historical price database that more accurately measures production, inventory and pricing, with a weekly report on supply, demand, inventory and shipments.

Peruvian blueberry exports end with an increase

- General News
This growth follows what the industry has experienced in recent years: while between 2015 and 2018 the volume did not exceed the threshold of 100,000 tons in the year, in 2019, prior to the pandemic, shipments rose to around 125,000 tons and this year is close to 290,000.

USHBC/NABC hires communications director

- General News
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and the North American Blueberry Council (NABC) have selected Kristy Babb as their new communications director.