Growing exports for Peruvian blueberries

Published Jan 15, 2023

Tridge summary

Peru's blueberry exports are projected to surge by 25% in 2023, reaching 365,000 tons, due to the cultivation of new areas and a delayed harvest caused by social unrest. Despite the increase in volume, falling international prices will prevent a commensurate increase in value, with total revenues expected to be $1.7 billion, up 21% from the previous year. Export volumes are predicted to grow to 292,000 tons, with a value of $1.4 billion.

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Original content

In Peru, an increase in blueberry exports is expected, as a result of new areas planted and the delay in the fruit harvest due to the social unrest that has hit the country, as stated by the consultancy firm FreshFruit Peru. The increase in production in 2023, quantified as 25%, for a total of 365,000 tons, will be the result, on the one hand, of the harvest of higher volumes in the first quarter of the year and, on the other, of the production on new cultivated areas . But what is the other side of the coin? As FreshFruit Peru reports, the increase in volumes will not be matched in value as a result of falling international ...

Source: Italiafruit