The Peruvian and Chilean blueberry experienced a challenging 2023

The year 2023 marked a challenging period for fresh blueberry production both in Peru and in its main competitor, Chile. Both countries project reductions at the end of their 2023/2024 campaigns. In the case of Peru, a 30% decrease in volume is estimated since the beginning of the season. Fortunately, this drop was offset by a 10% increase in value, attributed to the significant price increase, which exceeded 60% due to product scarcity. But how did the Chilean blueberry fare last year? According to FreshFruit, shipments of fresh Chilean blueberries experienced a lower 2023 than the previous year, especially in the month of March, in which the southern country did not exceed 10,000 tons exported, with an export value of $35 million. This represented a 66% drop in volume and 81% in value compared to the same month in 2022. Likewise, the price of the product was affected, falling 44%, with an average price of $3.99 per kilogram . As for last month, one of the previous months before ...