Peru’s blueberry area grew by 11% in 2022

Published 2023년 3월 23일

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In 2022, Peru saw an 11.1% increase in blueberry cultivation area, reaching 18,103 hectares, as reported by the National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA). The largest area was in La Libertad, with 46% of the total, followed by Lambayeque with 27%. The main blueberry varieties, Ventura and Biloxi, covered 59% of the total area. This growth trends is projected to continue, with expectations to reach near 20,000 hectares by the end of this year.

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In 2022 Peru had 18,103 hectares of blueberries, which reflected an increase of 11.1 percent compared to the 16,290 hectares registered in 2021, according to the National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) in Agraria.The president of Inform@ccion, Fernando Cilloniz Benavides projected that by the end of this year, the blueberry areas in Peru would be close to 20,000 hectares.He explained that, in 2022, the region with the largest area of blueberries was La Libertad, which reached 8,445 hectares, showing an increase of 2 percent compared to the 8,277 hectares the previous year. In addition, he highlighted that said region concentrated 46 percent of the total blueberry area in Peru.Lambayeque follows with 4,931 hectares, registering a growth of 37 percent versus 3,608 hectares in 2021, participating with 27 percent of the total area of said fruit. Ica with 1,273 hectares (1,255 hectares in 2021); Lima with 1,231 hectares (1,236 hectares in 2021); Ancash with 1,185 hectares (1,012 ...

Source: Producebluebook