We were excited to visit again with our friends and partners at the breeding programme at Oregon Blueberry in July. This was a great opportunity to examine the latest developments in the programme, checking on the plants and tasting the fruit. The breeding activities are split into two areas, where endeavours are made to produce improved cultivars in both southern and northern highbush categories.

We are delighted to report that together with Oregon Blueberry, we are now planning to launch three new varieties; two of these will be for warmer climates with one being a new high-chill northern type. Yield and fruit quality are exceptional for each one and we will be sharing more in the coming weeks and months as the commercialisation process gets underway. The quality of these genetics is at an incredibly high level and we’re anticipating excellent market uptake once they are launched.

Stay tuned to GPG on the usual channels to learn more about these exciting new blueberry varieties.