The blueberry seasons

In 2020, Peruvian blueberry exports amounted to US $ 1.020 million, achieving an increase of 23.4% compared to 2019 (US $ 826 million), consolidating its global leadership and displacing Chile, reported the Center for Research on Global Economics and Business of the Association of Exporters, CIEN-ADEX.

The CIEN-ADEX Commercial Intelligence coordinator, Lizbeth Pumasunco, explained that blueberries have shown impressive growth since they entered the Peruvian export basket more than ten years ago. "From August to November we have an advantage, since the US and Canada do not harvest because they are in winter and in the case of Chile and Mexico they have not yet started their campaigns," she explained.

In 2020, the main berry exporting regions were La Libertad (57%), Lambayeque (20%) and Lima (12%).

Demand

In 2019, the world trade in blueberries amounted to US$ 8.101 million. The United States was the main buyer with a 25.5% share (US$ 2.069 million), followed by the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. "Peru was the most important supplier of fresh blueberries to the United States, with a concentration of 38.1%, others were Chile (25.4%) and Mexico (22%)," he pointed out.

Last year Peru exported this fruit in various presentations, the main one was fresh, representing 96.7% of the total; others were frozen, juiced, dehydrated and canned. Of the total dispatched, 3.7% were organic blueberries.

Blueberry Products

Some of the derivatives that the United States demands are organic chia drinks with cranberry and pomegranate, 100% pure and gluten-free natural juice powder, snacks (dehydrated cranberries), sleeping gummies with magnesium and cranberry melatonin, and dietary supplements.