2026 Oregon Blueberry
Korea Export Program

Grower and Packer Registration Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026, 3:00 p.m.

Korea Program Registered Participants

Registered Packers

TBD


Registered Growers

TBD

Oregon Berry Packers

General Instructions
Packing Facility Registration Form
Packing Facility Compliance Agreement
Packing Facility Arrival Inspection Record

Oregon Berry Growers

General Instructions
Producer and Production Field Registration Form
Producer Compliance Agreement
Sample Field Map

All registered growers and packers will be informed of mandatory training sessions.

What’s new for 2026

The 2026 Korea export program is very similar to the 2025 program.  Most all information will be listed on this resource page and updates will be made as needed.
  • All Packers must have a record coordinator and have participated in a Korea program training session.
  • All packer and grower registration documents, compliance agreements and production maps are to be submitted to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
  • Grower identification numbers will be provided by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
  • Packers will assign themselves a three-letter packer code and producers will assign themselves three-number field or field block production code(s).
  • All growers, packers, record coordinators must attend the annual USDA/ODA training seminar.

Freight Forwarders

TBA for 2026


Exporting Fresh Blueberries to Korea – Resource List

Operational Guidelines

Record Verification Checklist for Export of Oregon Blueberries to Korea

Revised Import Plant Quarantine Requirements for Fresh Blueberry from the State of Oregon - Updated March 13, 2023

A detailed Guide for Testing Fruit for the Presence of Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Larvae

Background White Paper

APHIS Approved TSA Certified Cargo Screening Facilities

Scouting Record for Mummy Berry - Pdf Form

Scouting Record for Mummy Berry - Excel Form

Intensified Visual Inspection - Trap Count Instigated Larvae Search - PDF

Packing Facility Arrival Inspection Record


Korea Market Pests of Concern

Korea Market - Identified Pests of Concern White Paper
Blueberry IPM Manual - WSU

Sample Pest Monitoring Forms

Trap Servicing Record PDF Format
Trap Servicing Record Fillable Form (excel format)


Mandatory Labeling Requirements

Clamshell Labeling Requirements (must be readable by human eye)
Pallet Label Artwork (8.5” x 11” white paper, red ink)
USDA Safeguarding Tape Artwork


Tape Vendors:

Lisa Poulson
Michelsen Packaging Company
509-853-2885 direct
lisa@mpcyak.com

Natureworx - Environmentally Intelligent Packaging
Tia Ross
503-709-1153
tia@natureworxpkg.com

H.R. Spinner Corporation
509-453-9111

Washington Packing
206-286-1000
sales@washingtonpacking.com


Program Contacts


Oregon Blueberry Commission

Michelle Palacios
Administrator
503-364-2944
michelle.palacios@bci-mgmt.com


USDA

Monica Little
Trade Specialist (WA, OR, AK)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
835 S 192nd St, Suite 1600,
Seatac, WA 98148
PH: 206-878-6602
monica.m.little@usda.gov

Oregon Department of Agriculture

Kathy Boland-Phelps
Oregon Department of Agriculture – Market Access and Certification Program
1100 E Marina Way, Suite# 119
Hood River, Oregon, 97031
PH: 541-386-2040
CELL: 541-490-0360 
WEB: Oregon.gov/ODA
kathleen.boland-phelps@oda.oregon.gov



Miscellaneous

2025 Grower and Packer Meeting Presentation