Peru: Volume of blueberry exports grew more than 16 times in 7 years, creating great impact in rural communities where the industry operates

Published 2022년 3월 11일

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From the 2015/2016 campaign to the 2020/2021 campaign, Peru's blueberry exports experienced a dramatic increase of 1,154%, rising from 12,951 tons to 162,459 tons. The 2021/2022 campaign saw exports reach 218,872 tons, with the United States, the Netherlands, and China being the primary markets. The planted area for blueberry cultivation also significantly increased by 322%, occupying 16,566 hectares in 2021. The industry has also seen a diversification in blueberry varieties, with Peru planting 60 varieties in 2021 compared to 13 in 2016. This growth has led to the creation of 120,000 direct jobs in the 2021/2022 campaign, predominantly held by women. To continue this growth, the industry emphasizes the need for demand to match supply, government support, and collaboration with the National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa).

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(Agraria.pe) From the 2015/2016 campaign to the 2020/2021 campaign, the volume of blueberries exported by Peru grew 1,154%, going from 12,951 tons to 162,459 tons. This was stated by the manager of the Association of Blueberry Producers of Peru (Proarándanos), Luis Miguel Vegas Arias-Stella, who added that so far this 2021/2022 campaign (until week 8) 218,872 tons have been dispatched "Peruvian blueberry exports grew in volume more than 16 times in 7 years (at the end of this campaign growth may be greater), creating a great economic and social impact in rural communities where the industry operates," he said. He highlighted that in the 2021/2022 campaign (until week 8), the main destinations of the Peruvian blueberry were the United States, which acquired 120,084,504 kilos, participating with 54.87% of the total; The Netherlands, which bought 50,052,635 kilograms, concentrating 22.8% of the total, and China with 26,809,212 kilograms (representing 12.25% of the total). Other ...

Source: Agraria