2024/25 Chilean blueberry season progressing with high fruit quality and 63% new varieties

This content has been published as provided by its author. It has only been modified from its original version to follow Produce Report editorial guidelines and for necessary website formatting. With a slight delay compared to last season and also in relation to the first estimates, the Chilean blueberry season is now progressing. “By week 47, the accumulated volume shows a 28% drop compared to the same date of the previous year and 14% less than the accumulated estimate to date. However, for the next few weeks a recovery of this lag is expected, as the harvests in the area begin with greater force, which should balance the real volumes with the estimated ones,” explained Andrés Armstrong, executive director of the Chilean Blueberry Committee. He added, “The good news is that the weather, although it has influenced a relatively slower ripening of the fruit, and therefore, has led to a delay to date, it has benefited the quality of the blueberries that we are exporting. This start ...