Peru: 10% of the exported volume of fresh blueberries in the 2023/2024 campaign corresponds to organic

(Agraria.pe) In the 2023/2024 campaign, Peruvian exports of fresh blueberries reached 224,888 tons, showing a contraction of -21% compared to the 286,239 tons shipped in the previous campaign (2022/2023). This was indicated by the general manager of the Association of Blueberry Producers and Exporters of Peru (ProArándanos), Luis Miguel Vegas Arias-Stella, who highlighted that since our country ventured into this crop, the 2023/2024 campaign is the first to be recorded. a drop in exported volume. He recalled that in the 2015/2016 campaign, 12,951 tons were shipped, in the 2016/2017 campaign there were 26,412 tons, in the 2017/2018 campaign there were 46,890 tons, in the 2018/2019 campaign there were 79,498 tons, in the 2019/2020 campaign they were 120,101 tons, in the 2020/2021 campaign there were 162,459 tons and in the 2021/2022 campaign there were 222,971 tons. Regarding value, he noted that shipments of fresh blueberries from Peru in the 2023/2024 campaign amounted to US$ ...