Peruvian blueberry exports exceeded US$ 2 billion between January and November 2024

(Agraria.pe) Between January and November 2024, Peruvian fresh blueberry exports broke a new record in their dizzying and short history. For the first time, an agricultural product managed to surpass the US$ 2 billion barrier in exports, after totaling US$ 2.1 billion in the first eleven months of this year, far exceeding the US$ 1.715 billion reached during the entire 2023, thus marking the return to the normal trend in the production of this fruit after the climatic problems of the previous year. This year, with stabilized production, the high prices recorded after the 2023 shortage showed a downward trend, reaching levels closer to 2022. In November 2024 alone, Peruvian fresh blueberry exports totaled 80,311 tons for US$ 387 million, reflecting an increase of 106% in volume and 18% in value compared to what was reported in the same month of the previous year, although with a 43% drop in the average price, which stood at US$ 4.82 per kilogram. In the month analyzed this year, ...