Morocco has overtaken the US in blueberry exports to become the world's fourth largest exporter

According to the results of 2022, Morocco came out on the fourth place in the ranking of the largest exporters of fresh cultivated blueberries in the world, leaving behind even the United States, the country where, in fact, this berry was once cultivated, according to EastFruit. In total, exporters from Morocco sold 53 thousand tons of fresh blueberries abroad last year, and there were only three countries in the world that managed to exceed this figure. These were Peru (277 thousand tons), Chile (105 thousand tons) and Spain (87 thousand tons). It should be noted that the actual export from the Netherlands only for 11 months of last year turned out to be higher than that of Morocco, amounting to 104 thousand tons. However, if we take into account the volume of re-exports, then the real result of the Netherlands will be much lower, because during the same period this country imported 130 thousand tons of fresh blueberries. Exports of blueberries from Canada and the United States ...