Peru: Ica exported 23,740 tons of blueberries in the 2022/2023 campaign

Published 2023년 3월 3일

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The Ica region in Peru has experienced a 45% increase in blueberry exports in the 2022/2023 campaign, reaching 23,740 tons compared to the previous campaign. Nearly six in ten shipments were made in September and October. Organic blueberries made up 3.5% of the total exports. As of the campaign's start, Ica housed 3,984 hectares dedicated to blueberry cultivation, spread across provinces such as Ica, Pisco, and Chincha. The main export markets include the United States, China, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, and the UK, with smaller exports to several other countries.

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(Agraria.pe) The Ica region exported 23,740 tons of blueberries in the 2022/2023 campaign, showing a 45% growth compared to what was shipped in the previous campaign (2021/2022). This was reported by the Association of Blueberry Producers of Peru (Proarándanos), who highlighted that 57% of the shipments from this region were made in the months of September and October. The union added that of the total blueberries dispatched by Ica (23,740 tons), 827 tons are organic fruit, which represents 3.5% of the total. He indicated that during week 7 (from February 6 to 12) almost 10 tons of blueberries were sent, probably being one of the last shipments of the blueberry campaign for this department. Ica has 3,984 hectares of blueberries At the beginning of the current Ica blueberry campaign, the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) indicated that the region concentrates a total of 3,984 hectares of blueberries, distributed in the provinces of Ica, Pisco, ...

Source: Agraria