Emergence of Blackberry as a World Crop

Drs. Chad Finn and John Clark review the history, recent crop expansion and production innovations of the blackberry industry in this easy to read article recently published in Chronica Horticulturae. Go to pages 13-18 in the link below. 

http://www.actahort.org/chronica/pdf/ch5103.pdf

An update on what's happening in the Mexican berry industry

I was just forwarded this interesting article on the Mexican berry industry. In this article,  industry leaders give some perspective to the massive (95%) increase in production during the past decade and some insight into future growth.
http://www.freshfruitportal.com/2012/08/28/mexico’s-berry-boom-gathers-steam/