I guess she followed the modern journalistic tradition of making up data. In 2006 highbush production was 246 million pounds US, 56 million lb Canada. http://www.blueberrycouncil.org/pdf/Market-Situation.pdf While this only deals with import/export, it is a model of how it SHOULD be reported: http://blogs.officialexportguide.com/news/?p=3011 In 2008, the United States exported 13,791 metric tons of fresh highbush blueberries worth more than $69 million, while 2008 exports of frozen highbush blueberries totaled 5,785 metric tons worth more than $17 million. In 2008, the United States imported 45,105 metric tons of fresh highland blueberries worth more than $229 million, while 2008 imports of frozen highbush blueberries totaled 19,152 metric tons valued at more than $64 million.
