Partners

MBG Marketing is a producer-owned blueberry marketing cooperative, which was formed in 1936 by the original blueberry growers in the state of Michigan. Today, the organization's leadership reflects market development activities and horticultural expertise and research. Headquartered in Grand Junction, MI, the cooperative owns and operates state-of-the-art blueberry receiving, precooling and shipping facilities throughout the area.
www.blueberries.com

Hortifrut South America is a Chilean-owned business serving markets around the globe. Its principal objective is to supply berries for the world every day. Because of its long history in Chile and its presence in the major berry-producing regions of the world, together with its strong sales, marketing and distribution capability in the principal global berry markets, Hortifrut S.A. is a well-recognized leader in the berry business.
www.hortifrut.com

The Munger Brothers began growing blueberries in California in 1999 and is becoming the nation's largest blueberry farmers working in the arid expanses of California's Central Valley, farming more than 50% of all the blueberries grown in the state. The Munger's now have the largest organic blueberry holding in the U.S. They currently have several hundred acres in transition, scheduled to harvest within two years to continue to meet the growing demand for organic foods.

Pan American Blueberry Growers LLC is a grower-owned partnership that was formed in 2004 with the purchase of the Van Cleave family farm in Salem, OR. This LLC incorporates over 30 years experience in the blueberry industry. From that beginning it has expanded its operations and currently farms over 300 acres in Oregon and Washington. In addition to its growing operations, it processes fresh and frozen blueberries for approximately 60 growers in the Northwest.

Associations

California Strawberry Commission
www.calstrawberry.com

Naturipe Farms
www.naturipefarms.com
www.naturipefarmstrade.com

North American Blueberry Council (NABC)
www.nabcblues.org

North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association (NARBA)
www.raspberryblackberry.com

North American Strawberry Growers Association
www.nasga.org

Oregon Blueberry Commission
www.oregonblueberry.com

Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission
www.oregon-berries.com

Oregon Strawberry Commission
www.oregon-strawberries.org

U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC)
www.blueberry.org

Washington Red Raspberry Commission
www.red-raspberry.org

The above listed Web sites are independent organizations and are solely responsible for the
content on their Web site.