PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The U.S. Senate has approved a request to designate July as “National Blueberry Month” at the urging of senators from one of the country’s most important blueberry growing states.
Maine Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an independent, called for the designation. Their state is America’s top producer of wild blueberries.
The senators said in a joint statement that resolution recognizes the importance of the industry faces “tremendous strain due to the ongoing trade retaliation and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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The resolution also pays tribute to indigenous people who first cultivated the fruit long before the arrival of Europeans.
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