With a high probability of persisting until early 2027, El Niño could intensify its effects on agricultural production and food prices. In a scenario also marked by geopolitical tensions, the phenomenon ceases to be merely a climate threat and becomes a risk factor for markets, inflation, and food security.
The closing panel of the International Blueberries Consulting Seminar in Trujillo brought together five specialists from different disciplines, who agreed that the new climate scenario necessitates a rethinking of crop management, from plant physiology to post-harvest handling. Prevention, monitoring, and knowledge integration were the main conclusions of a discussion that synthesized the lessons learned during two days of technical sessions at the event in Trujillo, Peru.
With a strong coastal El Niño projected until October, producers and exporters will need to adjust field management, sanitation, harvesting and post-harvest practices to protect fruit condition and compliance with commercial programs.
In a scenario of greater climate variability, the XLII International Blueberries Seminar Trujillo 2026 will focus on how to adjust sanitary management in the face of El Niño to protect productivity, fruit quality and arrival condition.
The 2026-2027 season is shaping up to have a larger production base, but under an uncertain climate scenario that once again tests the Peruvian sector's capacity for adaptation.
Initial projections point to a campaign with a larger area, more volume and a better start, but the advance of El Niño once again establishes the climate as a decisive variable for the Peruvian blueberry industry.
The development of a new El Niño event is starting to raise concerns about production, quality, logistics, and prices in various markets, with impacts that could be strongly felt in South America towards the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027.
Climate projections point to an El Niño episode capable of disrupting winter and spring in key areas of Chile, opening risks for cherries and blueberries in a scenario marked by rain, increased health pressure and thermal instability.
The potential climate impact on Peruvian production at the start of the next season is keeping the global blueberry market on alert, in a scenario where prices, supply and competition between origins could become strained again.
The potential evolution of El Niño in 2026 reopens a front of uncertainty for South American blueberries, at a time when quality, logistics and compliance are as important as volume.
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