Peruvian blueberry exports exceed $2 billion in 2024

By November 2024, Peruvian fresh blueberry exports broke a new record in their dizzying and short history. For the first time, an agricultural product managed to surpass the $2 billion barrier in exports, reaching $2.1 billion at the end of November. With this result, just one month before the end of the year, the $1,715 million shipped throughout 2023 has already been widely exceeded. According to FreshFruit, these results mark the return to the normal trend in the production of this fruit, after the climatic problems of the previous year. This year, with production stabilizing, the high prices recorded after the 2023 shortage showed a downward trend, approaching 2022 levels. In November 2024 alone, Peruvian fresh blueberry exports totaled 80,311 tons for $387 million, representing an increase of 106% in volume and 18% in value, although with a 43% drop in the average price, standing at $4.82 per kilogram. The Peruvian product reached 31 countries in November, with the United ...