Transit time for Peruvian blueberries to their destinations improved; only a small fraction have recurring quality problems

Published Mar 14, 2023

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The 2023 Peruvian blueberry season has seen a notable improvement in transit times to major markets, including a reduction in transit times to the United States, Europe, and Asia compared to the previous season. CEO of Quima, Ignacio Santibáñez, highlighted the most significant improvements in transit times to the East and West Coast of the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. Despite these improvements, the industry still encounters quality issues, with sensitivity being a common defect in both the United States and Europe, and rot being a persistent issue in Asia. Quima has inspected over 140 million kilos of blueberries from various origins this campaign.

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(Agraria.pe) The current blueberry season has shown an improvement in terms of transit times to destination, unlike the past when the world logistics sector suffered a gigantic chaos. Ignacio Santibáñez, CEO of Quima, explained that in the case of the Peruvian blueberry, it saw an improvement in its transit to the United States from 28 days last season to 25 days in the current season; while in Europe it went from 29.5 days to 29 days and in Asia from 50 days to 46 days. Going into detail, he pointed out that in the case of the United States, the transit time to the East Coast market dropped from 27.4 days to 25.5 days; and towards the West Coast (California) from 34.9 days to 27.9 days. In Europe, the main improvement occurred in the United Kingdom, which fell from 29.4 days to 26.5 days. As for Asia, China was a good example with an improvement from 50 days to 46 days for the arrival of the Peruvian berry. Quality and defects The analyst assures that Peruvian fruit is of a good ...

Source: Agraria