The demand for wild blueberries in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Maine is still strong and continues to grow, but those regions are facing increasing pressure from an unlikely source.
Benny Nabuurs, president of the P.E.I. Wild Blueberry Growers Association stated that highbush, cultivated blueberries are expanding very rapidly, particularly in some South American countries, and they pose a double-edged threat.
“They generally ship their product in fresh (over the Atlantic winter) whenever we don't have any wild blueberries to feed the fresh market and then if they have a big crop, they freeze it and that frozen product competes with our frozen wild blueberries for the frozen market.”
Source: peicanada.com