june 15 2005 mississippi market bulletin page 1 volume 94 number 12 lester spell jr dvm commissioner jackson by john braswell ph d associate extension professor coastal research & center after a long wait the warmer temperatures have arrived and with it thousands of acres s blueberries are blu ing up from may through july there will be plenty mouthwa tering locally grown fresh blue berries available at farms markets this time year is valuable opportunity for mississippians to obtain freshly picked ripe nutritious which should not missed throughout state agents farmers reporting strong crop assessments great expectations record berry harvest barring any hurri canes extended periods rain or other adverse weather condi tions good news blueberry industry comprised more than 2 000 majority in south below i 20 corri dor 2004 5 3 million pounds were sold three marketing groups east addition large amounts
