Los Angeles-based Gourmet Trading Company has purchased a 50ha blueberry production and packing operation – the largest in California – from an investment group headed by Buck Klein.
The company is preparing to market the fruit under its Gourmet Blueberry California brand from the end of April to early July.
Production issues and mounting competition from other suppliers hit exports
Import value climbs by 26 per cent while exports rise slightly year-on-year at 1 per cent
Non-traditional varieties are forecast to make up more than 60 per cent of the industry’s total exports this season
No fruit from company’s first new-season consignment of SunGold will be released until further inspections have been carried out and any affected product is destroyed
Resistance is important as the fight against ToBRFV continues, but other traits such as taste, shelf-life, colour and yield are also crucial given retail and consumer preferences
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