date:Sep 09, 2013
The Argentinean Blueberry Committee (ABC) expects lower volumes at the start of its export season as a result of frosts in July and August, but has emphasized quality wont be affected.
Despite the fact weather conditions impacted 18% of the crop, the committee only expects a marginal decline of 1% in exports, reaching 14,900 metric tons (MT). An estimated 1,000ha of blueberry farms were hit by the July frosts, while the figure stood at 1,100ha in August, mainly in growing regions of the northwe