According to data from the International Blueberry Organization: In recent years, the global blueberry growing area has continued to expand, from 132,56 thousand hectares in 2016 to 205,67 thousand hectares in 2020, an increase of 73,1 , 2020 thousand hectares, benefiting mainly from the cultivation areas in China, Peru, Poland and other regions. In XNUMX, China was the fastest growing region in the global blueberry growing area.

Before 2019, the United States had always been the largest blueberry growing country. In 2019, China's blueberry production surpassed that of the United States for the first time, making it the world's largest blueberry growing area. Global blueberry production has maintained a steady increase, and fresh fruit remains the main product of global blueberry production. In 2020, global blueberry production was 1,388 million tonnes, an 8,7% increase from 1,277 million tonnes in 2019; Among them, the production of fresh fruit was 962.000 tons, which represents 69% of the total production; the processing volume was 426,000 tons and the processing volume represented an increase compared to 2019.

The commercial cultivation of blueberries in China started in 2000 and has only been developing for more than 20 years, but the speed of development is very fast. Now it has overtaken the United States to become the world's largest blueberry producer; In 2020, China's blueberry production was 285 t, of which 000 t was used for processing; blueberry production in the United States was 154 tons, of which 000 tons were destined for processing. Currently, only China and the United States produce more than 283.000 tons of blueberries.

China's blueberry plantation is mainly concentrated in Guizhou, Liaoning, Shandong and other regions. China's top five blueberry production regions in 2020 are Guizhou, Sichuan, Anhui, Liaoning and Shandong, accounting for 24,5%, 14,4%, 11,5%, 10,1% and 9,5% respectively, and these five places together accounted for 70%.