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| Marionberry denied Oregon honour | Marionberry denied Oregon honour |
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| A proposal to name the marionberry as the official berry of the US west coast state of Oregon has been scuppered by a grower of a rival berry type. | A proposal to name the marionberry as the official berry of the US west coast state of Oregon has been scuppered by a grower of a rival berry type. |
| The Oregonian newspaper said the resolution was removed from the state legislature's agenda at the request of a blackberry farmer, Larry Duyck. | The Oregonian newspaper said the resolution was removed from the state legislature's agenda at the request of a blackberry farmer, Larry Duyck. |
| Raspberry, blueberry and strawberry growers had all supported the proposal. | Raspberry, blueberry and strawberry growers had all supported the proposal. |
| But Mr Duyck was worried that the marionberry would be given an unfair edge over his type of blackberries. | But Mr Duyck was worried that the marionberry would be given an unfair edge over his type of blackberries. |
| Oregon's Marion County accounts for 90% of the world's marionberry crop, the Oregonian reported. | Oregon's Marion County accounts for 90% of the world's marionberry crop, the Oregonian reported. |
| Marionberries make up half of all blackberry production in Oregon. | Marionberries make up half of all blackberry production in Oregon. |
| "It would be like if the state of Oregon declared the Chevrolet its car," said Mr Duyck, who grows kokata blackberries. "What does that do to the other automakers?" | "It would be like if the state of Oregon declared the Chevrolet its car," said Mr Duyck, who grows kokata blackberries. "What does that do to the other automakers?" |
| The Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission withdrew its support of the legislation, not wanting to upset Mr Duyck, the Oregonian reported. | |
| Republican Vicki Berger, who spearheaded the proposal, said she would not pursue the issue. | Republican Vicki Berger, who spearheaded the proposal, said she would not pursue the issue. |
| "In this climate of serious issues, I am not going to go to bat over internal disputes in the berry community," Ms Berger said. | "In this climate of serious issues, I am not going to go to bat over internal disputes in the berry community," Ms Berger said. |
| "One would think this would be easy," she added. "Nothing in this process is easy. Ever." | "One would think this would be easy," she added. "Nothing in this process is easy. Ever." |