On Sunday, July 13, the first-ever Blueberry Run was held in Olchowiec, located in the Obsza municipality of the Lublin Voivodeship.This unique event combined sports with the promotion of blueberries. Participants had the option to join either a 10 km run or a 10 km Nordic walking race. Over 170 competitors took part, following a scenic route through the “Plantation on the Tanwia River” […]
The beginning of July is a special period for fruit lovers, marking the start of the Polish blueberry harvest. Cultivated in Poland for 50 years, blueberries have had their own holiday for the past nine years. Celebrated on July 1, Polish Blueberry Day symbolically opens the domestic season. Blueberry cultivation is also an important part of the economy,
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The International Blueberry Conference 2025 has once again shown itself to be an important meeting place and learning opportunity for the blueberry industry. The event took place on 6 and 7 March and brought together over 500 participants. During the conference, Tomasz Czerniak from our Sales Department gave a lecture on the requirements for blueberries intended for export to distant
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Horticulture of the Future Cluster aims to provide a platform for the implementation of innovative technologies on Polish farms A group of Polish producers have come together with the scientific community to form the Horticulture of the Future Cluster (Klaster Ogrodnictwo Przyszłości). While the competitive advantages of Polish horticulture, such as relatively low production costs and good availability of labour, were
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In this episode of “The Business of Blueberries,” host Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and the North American Blueberry Council (NABC), is joined by Peter McPherson, general manager, Berry Category International, for Costa Group. For the first time in four years, the International Blueberry Organization was recently able to bring blueberry industry stakeholders from around the world together for
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In June we underwent an announced BRC audit. Polskie Jagody achieved the highest possible grade: AA+. Congratulations to the entire Team!
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The International Blueberry Organization Summit in Lublin was a great success. We had the pleasure of co-organizing the event and also hosting one of the farm tours in Olchowiec. Dominika Kozarzewska and Agata Małkiewicz participated in discussuion panels and presenations, while Tomasz Czerniak hosted the second day of the event. https://www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2023/07/21/ibo-summit-making-blueberries-the-worlds-favorite-superfruit/
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The 11th International Blueberry Conference gathered over 500 participants from numerous European countries. Dominika Kozarzewska moderated the discussion panel entitled “Who will pick blueberries in Europe?” https://www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2023/03/16/international-blueberry-conference-changes-required-in-the-industry/?fbclid=IwAR2cvgiHcmB5Z_rsjHFxEXW9lTYHH2DAlylodPeudaIkLNnhoyBYC6ft_e4
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The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) has announced an exciting program for the upcoming IBO Summit, which will be held in Lublin, Poland from July 3-6, 2023, reflecting the global nature of the industry and its focus on making blueberries the world’s favorite ‘super fruit’. https://www.freshplaza.com/europe/article/9500406/ibo-announces-program-for-2023-summit-in-poland/
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The choice reflects IBO’s support for Poland’s booming berry sector and solidarity with Ukrainian blueberry growers. The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) has announced that the forthcoming IBO Summit will take place in Lublin, Poland from 3-5 July, 2023. Blueberries have been commercially grown in Poland for over 45 years. At present, the country’s planted area is close
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