Blueberry campaign in Peru is 50% below the previous one

Since the fresh blueberry season began, it has not shown good results. Within its normal cycle, a couple of weeks ago, shipments should have had a significant increase, but this has not yet happened. Last week, the largest quantity shipped in this campaign was recorded, with a total of 6,626 tons exported, which, despite being the largest shipment this year, was 62% lower than the same period in 2022. With this, in So far this season, shipments of Peruvian product have reached 40,527 tons, half of what was obtained at the same time last year. In this week 36, the product reached 27 destinations, of which three concentrated 88% of all exports. These were the United States, with 53% participation; followed by the Netherlands, with 24%; and China, with 10%. Shipments to the North American country totaled 3,513 tons, which represented a 64% drop compared to last year. The Peruvian exporters that stood out the most were Camposol S.A., with 19% participation, and Agrícola Cerro Prieto ...