Source: Carol Lawrence, THE PACKER, 3/4/19


Southeastern blueberry growers, after two years of weather-related low harvests, are optimistic but cautious about a normal season. In Georgia last year, sharp declines came after March frosts damaged fruit that set early during an atypically warm winter.  Joe Cornelius, president of J&B Blueberry Farms Inc. in Manor, Ga., harvested only 200,000 pounds last year, down from his typical 1.25 million pounds. He grows primarily fresh berries on 170 acres in Manor.

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