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The Chinese market looks set to soon open for U.S. blueberries. There are opportunities for exporters, but none of them as quite as straight forward as many would hope.

Enabling traceability and attending to human rights, the agreement by top German grocers responds to consumer demands for transparency and living wages.

The news comes after a surge in claims to almost double the number disclosed by the company in September, according to the court-appointed mediator in the litigation.

But fortunately, the potential impact of the rain is limited to only the table grapes that were ready for harvest at the time.

PRESS RELEASE DELANO, Calif –Pandol Brothers., Inc., a leading marketer of table grapes and blueberries, welcomes Phil Rindone to the Pandol team as Director, Berry Sales. “We are excited to have Phil Rindone join the Pandol team. Phil’s can-do attitude and depth of sales experience will have an immediate impact for our growers and customers […]

Grocery sales were up 2.9% in November and December year-over-year, while most others were below 2% growth or experienced declines.

Lifting barriers on various U.S. imports, the deal signed last Thursday opens processes for blueberries, nectarines and avocados to gain access to China. Representatives from the blueberry and avocado industries gave us insight.

Berries Australia president Peter McPherson says it's "frustrating" that blueberry growers have to sit by and watch on as other countries gain access.

Westfalia Fruit announced an investment by a U.S.-based institutional investor that will enable it to expand its prominence in global avocado supply.

Andrew Young, the CEO of Brisbane Markets, highlighted that the industry had been hit hard by dual impacts of bushfire and the drought.