Chile exported more than 90,000 tons of fresh blueberries in the 2024/2025 season.

Published 2025년 4월 8일

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The Chilean blueberry season for 2024-2025 concluded with a successful increase in shipments by 5% compared to the previous season, reaching over 90,000 tons and surpassing the estimated volume by 12%. This growth is largely attributed to a 50% rise in new varieties, which made up 21% of exports. Frozen blueberry shipments remained steady at 60,000 tons, accounting for 40% of global exports. Europe and the United States were the leading markets, each receiving 43% of the exports, while Asia and Latin America experienced notable growth. The season faced challenges such as increased competition, especially from Peru, and logistical issues like delays in inspections, limited shipping services, and container shortages, alongside storm surges affecting shipments and announcements of port closures in the United States.

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(Agraria.pe) The 2024-2025 Chilean blueberry season has come to an end, with shipments of more than 90,000 tons of fresh blueberries, reflecting a 5% increase over last season and 12% more than the estimated volume, breaking a downward trend seen in recent seasons, reported Andrés Armstrong, executive director of the Chilean Blueberry Committee. In statements reported by Frutas de Chile, Armstrong commented that the most significant event of this season is not the growth itself, "but rather that it was due to the increased share of new varieties in total shipments; these increased by 50% compared to last season and accounted for 21% of exports." In the case of frozen blueberries, the volume reached 60,000 tons, remaining within projections and representing 40% of the total exported worldwide. “Thus, total blueberry exports, including fresh and frozen, reached 150,000 tons, a 15% increase compared to last season and 8% more than estimated,” the executive stated. Markets for ...

Source: Agraria