New Brunswick is poised to become the world's largest producer of wild blueberries, with nearly 1,600 hectares of Crown land being set aside in the north for production and development, the provincial government announced on Wednesday.
The government has allocated land in Gloucester and Northumberland counties, which will be leased to 37 successful applicants for commercial cultivation, Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Rick Doucet said in a statement.
"Wild blueberry production has enormous potential for fuelling economic growth in our province, particularly when you consider that the value of production at the farm gate has more than tripled over the last decade," said Doucet.
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