Peru's blueberry production grows despite the stagnation of the agricultural sector

In this period, the agricultural subsector experienced, on the contrary, a growth of only 0.3%, that is, practically stagnant. In that first quarter, blueberries increased due to the larger area in production in Lambayeque, Ica and La Libertad. But, they were not the only ones with positive results. It was followed by the mandarin with an increase of 12.7% (increase in production area in Lima); oil palm with 11.7% (greatest area installed in Ucayali), among others. A higher grape production was also observed due to a larger area under production in Ica, Piura and Lima (9.9%); hard yellow corn due to greater area sown and harvested in San Martín, Madre de Dios and Ucayali (9.0%); paddy rice due to the largest area harvested in La Libertad, Piura and Lambayeque (7.2%); mango with the highest production in Piura (5.6%), among others. It should be noted that blueberries are the main export product, with sales of more than US$ 1,364 million at the end of 2022. Likewise, Peru ranks ...