In the first half of 2023, Peruvian fresh blueberry exports reached 34.7 million kilograms, reflecting an increase of 42.7 percent compared to the 24.3 million kilos shipped in the same period last year, according to Agraria, quoting Fernando Cillóniz Benavides, president of the consulting firm Inform@ccion.
Cillóniz Benavides said that by the end of the year fresh blueberries will be the main agricultural export crop from Peru, surpassing table grapes.
In the first half of this year, shipments of fresh blueberries from Peru were as follows: January, 15,716,388 kilos (11,982,583 kilos in January 2022); February, 9,655,215 kilos (5,707,546 kilos in February 2022); March, 3,827,527 kilos (2,874,230 kilos in March 2022); April, 1,331,768 kilos (976,997 kilos in April 2022); May, 1,551,628 kilos (762,083 kilos in May 2022); and June, 2,603,737 kilos (2,001,985 kilos in June of last year).
“As can be seen, in all months of this year, shipments of fresh blueberries have been higher compared to the same months in 2022. In addition, if we refer to the 2023-2024 campaign (which started in May and whose peak is registered in September and October) it is already suggested that it will be greater than the 2022-2023 campaign, and it is expected to grow in volume in the order of 25-30 percent,” he said.
The main destination markets for fresh blueberries from Peru are the U.S., the Netherlands, China, the UK, and Hong Kong, among others.
