Peru retains leadership in blueberry export for fourth year

For the fourth year in a row, Peru remains the world's largest exporter of blueberries. At the end of 2022, the volume of blueberry supplies to the foreign market amounted to 1.36 billion US dollars in monetary terms. According to the CIEN-ADEX Country Exporters Association's Center for Global Business and Economics Research, Peru has outperformed the United States in terms of exports, as well as other countries such as Spain, Canada and Morocco. In recent years, both the number of regions producing fresh berries and the total area of plantations have increased in the country. Between 2020 and 2021, export volumes increased by 172%, reaching $1.2 billion. Blueberry growers in Peru have recently expanded their range of varieties. More than 65 varieties of this crop are now grown in Peru. At the same time, the Ventura and Biloxi varieties account for about 58% of the total production. Peruvian growers also grow blueberries such as Rocío, Emerald, Sekoya Pop, Atlas Blue and Sekoya ...