Peru is once again the main exporter of blueberries

Published 2022년 11월 21일

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Peru's Association of Blueberry Producers forecasts a 47% increase in blueberry exports in the 2022-2023 season, reaching 276,938 tons. This follows a 31% increase in the previous season, with total revenue doubling to $843.72 million. However, the surge in supply, both in Peru and globally, has led to a significant drop in prices, falling below $5 per kilo in October. The export distribution was dominated by La Libertad (54.11%), Lambayeque (21.16%), and Lima (7.98%).
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The Association of Blueberry Producers of Peru projects that 276,938 tons of blueberries will be shipped from Peru in the 2022-2023 season. In this season's campaign - that lasted from May to October - the country dispatched 153.228.933 kilos of fresh blueberries for $843.725.006, that is, 31% more volume than in the same period of the previous 2021 campaign/ 2022, says Cilloniz Benavides, president of Inform@cción. The season is already past its peak and imports through the Philadelphia, New York City and Southern California ports of entry are expected to slow as growers begin to wrap up the season. During the 2021-22 campaign, La Libertad had a representation of 54,11%, followed by Lambayeque with a representation of 21,16% and Lima with 7,98% of the ...
Source: Hortidaily

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