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In Mexico the blackberry and blueberry season have begun, since September and October respectively.
With 425 acres of conventional blueberries and 25 of organic, all located in the state of Jalisco and 100% controlled by Produce Lovers, expected crop is 3.5 million pounds this season. This is the first time that Produce Lovers will be offering Jupiter and Atlas varieties. In addition to that, trials of Fall Creek’s Sekoya programme varieties will be conducted this season.
Although, the blackberries season has been very challenging so far. Rainy season extended well into the end of October causing quality issues and shortage of fruit. Weather is expected to improve in November with cooler and drier days, once this happens quality and availability are expected to improve.
Lopez Gomez has also mentioned that construction of state of the art facility is underway and expected to be operational by mid November. Here, blueberries will be graded, sorted and packed automatically by the most advanced BBC Machine, aiming to raise quality and shelf live of the fruit.
Berries will be marketed under Berry Lovers label and distributed in Canada, the USA, UK and Japan mainly. The company is also looking to start shipping to continental Europe and develop a strong presence.
About Company
Produce Lovers has evolved from a distribution and marketing operation of freshproduce from independent growers to become a grower itself.
They grow and market blueberries, limes and bell peppers in Mexico with high quality and food safety standards. In addition to that, they market blackberries from carefully selected independent growers.
Contact Details:
Sofia Lopez
