A Storm and a Strike Hit Blueberry Giant's Global Supply Plans
- Hailstorm, rains in November may curb Chile super-fruit crop
- Port strike heads into 28th day as workers demand better wages
Photographer: Meg Roussos/Bloomberg
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Getting hold of blueberries for your breakfast pancakes might get harder this season as the largest exporter of the so-called super food grapples with the impact of a hailstorm and a month-long port strike.
Some Chilean farmers lost all their blueberry crop in November when heavy rains and hail hit central Chile, where most of the berries are grown. The magnitude of the losses isn’t clear, but those who salvaged their harvest are now facing delays to shipments as stevedores at the port of Valparaiso rack up a 28th day on strike.