Chile and Argentina end blueberry season

Published 2024년 4월 3일

Tridge summary

The 2023-2024 blueberry export season in South America highlighted the contrasting experiences of Argentina and Chile amidst climatic and market challenges. Argentina capitalized on reduced competition from Peru due to inclement weather, exporting 15,000 tons at high prices, focusing on quality and social responsibility. Meanwhile, Chile navigated El Niño and quality issues from heat waves and rain, ending the season with over 86,000 tons, slightly down from the previous year but managing to exceed initial projections. The United States emerged as the primary market for Chilean blueberries, with a notable 190% increase in air shipments to address U.S. supply shortages. Both countries demonstrated the importance of adapting to market demands and environmental challenges to maintain their positions in the global blueberry market.
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Original content

(Agraria.pe) The season for southern blueberries from Chile and Argentina is already in its final stretch. In this context, the president of the Chamber of Blueberry Exporters of Argentina (ABC), Jorge Pazos, carried out an analysis of the 2023-2024 campaign. In the case of Argentina, they made the last shipments in January of this year, in this regard Pazos indicated “it was a good season in terms of prices. The inclement weather in Peru, which had a 40% decrease, opened the opportunity for us and we had good demand, this entire last season everything was done 100% aerial, because the market asked for it and paid for it." He indicated that Argentina exported a total of 15,000 tons, of which 6,700 tons went by air and the rest went to the frozen industry. Pazos analyzed the situation in Peru and indicated "it is a large producer and had announced a decrease in volume and they began to see non-compliance, as a consequence of this low productivity and that generates distrust in the ...
Source: Agraria

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