Chile continues to lead global frozen blueberry exports

Published Jul 7, 2023

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Chile's fresh blueberry exports decreased by 18% in the 2022-2023 season, while Peru's fresh blueberry exports grew by 30%. However, Chile remains a major exporter of frozen blueberries, exporting 74% of the total volume in the southern hemisphere, with North America being its main market. Frozen blueberries are growing in popularity due to their nutritional value and are being used in various food preparations.

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(Agraria.pe) Chile fell 18% in fresh blueberry exports in the 2022-2023 season, recording the second consecutive decline since the record volume of the 2020-2021 season with 117,640 tons. It was a complex campaign for the Chilean supply, in a market where volumes of fresh blueberries from Peru grew by 30%, reaching 284,000 tons. However, Chile continues to stand out in the export of frozen blueberries, both conventional and organic. The detail of this season was explained by Camila Miranda, analyst and project director of Anuario de Árándanos, IQonsulting. In frozen blueberries, Chile this 2023 season continues to be the main exporter. In 2022, this country exported 51,957 tons, a figure that corresponds to 74% of everything exported in the southern hemisphere, also including Mexico in the analysis. In addition, Chile grew 7% compared to 2021. Regarding the total export of frozen blueberries registered in 2022, considering Chile, Peru, Argentina and Mexico, it was 69,754 tons, ...

Source: Agraria