Peru: Less volume of fresh blueberries, but with a better price

After a rather discouraging start for blueberries, mainly due to various weather factors, the exported volume of fresh blueberries continues to improve and reduce the negative gap with the previous campaign (now it is 38% below). Meanwhile, the price is also improving, especially in the main market for Peruvian blueberries: the United States. In October, fruit shipments totaled 45,323 tons for US$386 million. Compared to the same month last year, this was 36% lower in volume, but 17% higher in value, thanks to an improvement in the international average cost. It jumped from US$ 4.62 per kilogram during October 2022 to US$ 8.52 per kilogram this year (+84%). Although climatic problems caused the exported volume to decrease, the price of blueberries has managed to increase considerably due to the scarcity of the product due to crop losses. With respect to the United States, this was a market greatly exploited by Peruvian export companies given that the greatest increase in the price ...