Tag: blueberries

From January to November 2024, Peruvian fresh blueberry exports broke a new record. For the first time, an agricultural product managed to surpass the $2 billion barrier

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) has been awarded $1.5 million from the second round of the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture’s (USDA) Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP).

From January to September 2024, Peruvian agricultural exports (traditional and non-traditional) totaled $7.741 billion, which represented a growth of 21.4 percent compared to the $6.375 billion reported in the same period in 2023, according to Agraria, citing figures from the Agro-Exports Management of the Association of Exporters (ADEX).

The holiday weekend has ended, but the annual produce industry Thanksgiving hangover looks a little different than usual. Rain in the West and impacts from Milton and Helene are creating gaps in supply, impacting produce prices.

A series of significant changes across various regions will set the global blueberry industry up for continued success.

From January to August 2024, Peruvian exports of fresh blueberries totaled $545.9 million (for 72,000 tons), showing a growth of 41.5 percent in value compared to the $385.7 million reported in the same months of the previous year, according to the Association of Exporters (Adex).

As football fans cheered for their favorite college and NFL teams over the weekend, produce growers across the Southeast faced a different kind of blitz: back-to-back hits from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Bloom Fresh has acquired Inka’s Berries' breeding program, further expanding its global footprint in the development of innovative, high-quality fruit varieties.

In the 2024-2025 campaign, Peruvian exports of fresh blueberries are projected to reach a total volume of 292,138 tons, which would mean a reduction of 0.6 percent in relation to the estimate made in June (293,841 tons)

In August 2024, Peruvian agricultural exports totaled $1.247 billion, 40 percent above what was obtained in the same month of the previous year