Vanguard Group will plant blueberries on a large scale in Ica

The Vanguard Group company plans to plant between 150 and 200 hectares of blueberries on newly acquired land in the Ica region.

Vanguard Group International, company focused on the production of fresh grapes, announced the expansion of its agricultural portfolio in the Ica region. After consolidating its presence in the area with the production of table grapes, the company is preparing its crop diversification with the large-scale planting of blueberries.

According to Dirk Winkelmann, president and commercial director of the firm, It is planned to cultivate between 150 and 200 hectares de blueberries on recently acquired lands in Ica.

The strategy of the company It is based on ensuring a critical mass of production that guarantees constant supply to its customers. As with grapes, Vanguard will focus on varieties of blueberries with new genetics, which are highly demanded by retailers and consumers.

“We will plant on a large scale, since critical mass will be key to ensuring supply to our customers”, indicated the executive.

This decision is part of a series of expansions that the company has carried out in the last decade. Eight years ago, Vanguard acquired a table grape operation in Ica, where later built a packaging plant and purchased additional farms. Recently, the company acquired another 378 hectares, which will be planted with new varieties of table grapes, including the red seedless variety Ruby Rush.

With this expansion, Vanguard hopes to increase its table grape production of 4,2 million boxes in the 2023/2024 season to approximately 5,5 million boxes in the 2024/2025 season.

Furthermore, with the recent land acquisition, the company plans to reach almost 7 million boxes by the 2026/2027 season.

Expansion

In addition, Vanguard is considering expanding into other products and geographic locations. One of the options they are considering is a possible association in the citrus sector in South Africa.

The company highlighted that the Peru climate contributes to rapid production of grapes and blueberries, which will allow them to collect the first harvest of the new grape plantations in approximately 14 months.

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