Maine blueberry industry reels from drought, frost, virus

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A late spring frost, a devastating drought and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to make 2020 a difficult year for the wild blueberry producers who harvest the fruit in the nation’s northeastern corner.

FILE - In this July 27, 2012 file photo, wild blueberries await harvesting in Warren, Maine. The state's wild blueberry crop suffered in 2020 due to drought and a lack of labor caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

America's producers of wild blueberries are largely located in Maine, where the blueberry industry has battled fungal plant diseases and erratic market conditions in recent years. The harvest takes place every summer, and this year's crop was likely far off last year's total of about 87 million pounds, industry experts said.

“It was uniquely challenging, but we have had late frosts in the past and we have had drought in the past," she said."The growers are a very resilient group of farmers who grow a very diverse crop.” “Despite the down year in terms of production, demand is high," he said."I think leveraging that will definitely be part of the game plan.”

 

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Matthew 24, famine, pestilences, earthquakes wars and their rumors in diverse places....

Haven't had one in decades, but hope to soon.

Haven't hand one in decades, but hope to soon.

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Years past they have had bumper crops and blueberries can store in freezers for many years. Price didn't change when there was oversupply.

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So sad, 2020 sucks!!!

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