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Fruit Attraction 2026: Agualima and Euroandes chart new opportunities for Peruvian blueberries

2026-10-08

Agualima is making progress with organic blueberries in China, while Euroandes is targeting February, March and April to expand Peruvian blueberry trade programs in Europe.

By: Alejandro Yoshioka

Fruit Attraction 2026: Mexico seeks greater value for its blueberries through segmentation, quality, and market.

2026-10-07

Juan José Flores, general director of Aneberries, and Esli Recinos, of H52, agree that the competitiveness of Mexican blueberries will increasingly depend on understanding what fruit each market is looking for and making that information flow back to the fields.

By: Martin Carrillo

Miguel Bentín at Fruit Attraction 2026: “The peak of the Peruvian blueberry will be equal to or less than predicted”

2026-10-07

Proarándanos has lowered its projection from 404 to 366 tons and estimates that between weeks 39 and 45 the volume will be 31% lower than in the previous season. The association is preparing a new update for October.

By: Alejandro Yoshioka and Natalia Rubio Iversen

Gabriel Amaro (AGAP) at Fruit Attraction 2026: “Year after year there is greater competition in the blueberry sector”

2026-10-06

The union leader suggests that producers should seek better margins through a more differentiated offering, sustained quality, and more efficient connections with international markets.

By: Natalia Rubio Iversen

Fruit Attraction 2026: Chilean blueberries redefine their competitiveness through genetics, condition, and new markets

2026-10-06

Ernesto Pino, from Fall Creek, and Iván Marambio, from Frutas de Chile, agree that the new stage of blueberries demands varieties with better productive and post-harvest performance, while Chile diversifies destinations and faces longer transit times to its markets.

By: Natalia Rubio Iversen

Peruvian blueberries: when the container is filled before reaching its weight limit

2026-10-05

“Blueberries carry air,” Fuxing argues, analyzing how packaging configuration, number of levels per pallet, and compression resistance affect the net load of certain export configurations.

By: Natalia Rubio Iversen

Shanghai and Ningbo ports face delays of up to two weeks: How does this affect Peruvian trade?

2026-10-05

Congestion disrupts shipping routes and increases the risk for Peruvian importers and exporters, especially of perishable products such as avocados, blueberries, and grapes.

Fall Creek tests new blueberry genetic selections in southern Africa

2026-10-02

Five promising blueberry varieties are progressing through their evaluation and introduction process in southern Africa. During Fall Creek Connect, held in Paarl, Jean Kotzé presented the first trial results and explained why local validation remains crucial.

Proarándanos lowers its projection to 366 tons and anticipates a plateau in exports.

2026-10-02

The fifth estimate is 4,4% lower than the 2025/26 figure, despite Proarándanos reporting nearly 15% more hectares in production. A harvest of 108 tons is expected for the next eight weeks, 31,2% less than during the same period of the previous season.

By: Natalia Rubio Iversen

Berry by-products: from ingredient to prototype

2026-10-01

The valorization of a byproduct opens a second stage: converting that raw material into a formulation that can be processed, evaluated, and prototyped. In Tangier, Kawtar Mahrach demonstrated a process that integrates ingredient selection, formulation development, cost analysis, stability considerations, and regulatory requirements.

By: Martin Carrillo