● Live · Jul 30, 2026
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BC blueberries are in trouble — a honeybee shortage is hammering yields and nobody has a firm number yet

British Columbia's blueberry crop is facing a serious production hit this season due to a combination of a short winter and a significant honeybee supply gap. The shortage of pollinators is directly cutting into fruit set, volumes, and grower profitability, and the industry is struggling to nail down a reliable crop projection for 2026.

BC is one of the most important blueberry-producing regions in North America, and its peak supply typically provides relief to buyers during the summer window. With Michigan already reporting reduced harvests from winter injury and frost, the loss of another major production region compounds pressure on a category that was already seeing softening prices from earlier Pacific Northwest volumes.

Watch for further crop estimate revisions out of BC as the season progresses — if the honeybee gap is as wide as early reports suggest, expect tighter spot availability and potential price recovery heading into August.

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