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Bar Hayre BC Blueberry Council Celebrating 25 yeas Approximately 28,500 acres Approximately 800 growers 2015 production 162 Million pounds Farm gate value approx. 200 Million Steady growth 2008 to 2014 New areas with new

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Bar Hayre BC Blueberry Council

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฀ Celebrating 25 yeas ฀ Approximately 28,500 acres ฀ Approximately 800 growers ฀ 2015 production 162 Million pounds ฀ Farm gate value approx. 200 Million

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฀ Steady growth 2008 to 2014 ฀ New areas with new issues ฀ US expansion by BC growers ฀ Fall 2014 slower pace in new plantings ฀ Raspberry turnover

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฀ Duke - New Plantings

Large Volumes
Timing last 2 years
Labour

฀ Blue Crop - Fluctuating volume

Weather and pest pressure

฀ Elliott - Large Volumes

Timing and return to grower
Market demand for sweet blueberries

฀ Draper, Aurora, Liberty - some new plantings

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฀ Timing and volumes ฀ Weather – dry and no precipitation ฀ SWD Pressure ฀ Quality ฀ I

Increased volume

฀ Market Access not

achieved till end

f season

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฀ Machine picking for fresh ฀ Labour requirements ฀ Food Safety certification and traceability demands ฀ New Entrants – small farms ฀ Cost of production/ price to grower ฀ Marketing $ meeting production ฀ Spotted Wing Drosophila ฀ Controlled Atmosphere shipping ฀ Packing/Processing at or close to

capacity

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฀ Free Trade with Korea and EU ฀ China and South Korea Market Access ฀ Relationship with Government partners ฀ Tools developed for BC Growers ฀ Infrastructure -IQF capability ฀ Knowledge base ฀ Breeding Program ฀ Collaboration relationship with

North America and IBO entity's

฀ Steady growth of production

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฀ Volumes ฀ Increase Asia Pacific

Trade

฀ Farm Size? ฀ Health Message ฀ Ability to increase

consumption

฀ New Products using

blueberries

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