2023-2024: A different campaign for southern blueberries in Peru

According to Betina Ernst from Topinfo, the campaign that has just ended evolved differently from previous ones; but this was not foreseeable at the beginning, which is why uncertainty reigned during much of it. The phenomenon that had the most impact was El Niño, which meant that Peru practically did not have a winter. This altered crop cycles, with early varieties being most affected, especially Ventura. This is a successful variety, which had a great expansion in Peru, contributing a third of exports in 2022-2023. As a result of this, during the first part of the campaign Peru exported much less than expected. Until the beginning of November, it had shipped 40% less than the previous year. However, in mid-November the situation began to reverse. Peru gradually recovered its usual shipment rate, and even during the last months, January to March, it exported much more than other years. The inconveniences that arose were not only these changes, but it was very difficult to ...