Tag: blueberries

Last season 53.9 percent of total Peruvian blueberry exports went to the U.S., reflecting a growth of 31 percent in volume, according to Blueberries Consulting.

It’s not every day that snow in LA County is responsible for flight delays across the U.S. Winter storm Piper brought heavy wind, rain, and, yes, snow to So-Cal this past weekend.

Peru’s blueberry exports are expected to increase by 30 percent this season for a total of 287,00 tons with the U.S. being their main destination, the general manager of Proarandanos, Luis Miguel Vegas, told Agraria.

From January to November 2022, total Peruvian exports to the U.S. totaled $7.73 billion, reflecting an increase of 23.4 percent compared to the same period in 2021 and an increase of 39.3 percent compared to the same time period in 2020, according to Agraria, using Foreign Trade Society of Peru (ComexPeru) data.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the appointment of 28 members and alternate members to serve on the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC).

Naturipe Farms, the world’s largest producer of conventional and organic blueberries, is pleased to announce the launch of the sixth FeBLUEary campaign with strong promotable volumes of its proprietary blueberry varieties.

Peruvian agroexports (traditional and non-traditional) totaled $7.83 billion between January and October 2022, reflecting an increase of 17.6 percent compared to the same period last year, as reported by Agraria, citing the Association of Exporters (ADEX).

Shipments of fresh Peruvian blueberries to the U.S. exceeded $772 million from January to September 2022, a 30.2 percent increase (representing of 53.1 percent of shipments) when compared to the same period last year.

Peru will continue to be the world’s main exporter of blueberries in 2022 for the fourth year in a row, as reported by Andina, based on projections by the Association of Peruvian Exporters (Adex).

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