Blueberry exports Peru grew more than 16-fold in volume in seven years

Estimates are that in the 2021/2022 campaign, Peru’s blueberry industry created 120 direct jobs, of which 52% have been occupied by women, with an average age range between 25 and 28 years. From the 2015/2016 campaign to the 2020/2021 campaign, the volume of blueberries exported by Peru grew 1,154%, going from 12.951 tons to 162.459 tons.

This was stated by the manager of the Association of Blueberry Producers of Peru (Proarándanos), Luis Miguel Vegas Arias-Stella, who added that so far this 2021/2022 campaign (until week 8) 218.872 tons have been dispatched

“Peruvian blueberry exports grew in volume more than 16 times in 7 years (at the end of this campaign growth may be greater), creating a great economic and social impact in rural communities where the industry operates,” he said.

He highlighted that in the 2021/2022 campaign (until week 8), the main destinations of the Peruvian blueberry were the United States, which acquired 120.084 tons participating with 54.87% of the total; The Netherlands, which bought 50.055 tons concentrating 22.8% of the total, and China with 26.809 tons (representing 12.25% of the total).