The Peruvian 2021/2022 blueberry export season, which runs from May to April, has reached its first quarter. Until July, the fruit shipments in this campaign period totaled 7,267 tons for US $ 41.3 million. This is a 7% increase in volume and 3% decrease in value compared to the same space of the previous season. In this short time, the average price of blueberries was US $ 5.68 per kilogram, 4% below the same season of the previous season.
Producer association ProAranberry projected that in the 2021/2022 campaign, exports would reach the 200,000 tons, which would imply a 25% growth in volume compared to the previous season. This growth in the Peruvian supply would have an important impact on the price of the fruit; However, during the campaign an average drop of 2% in the price is expected, so it would be trading at around US $ 6.00 per kilogram. With this result, the total value of the blueberry At the end of the season, it could exceed US $ 1,100 million, which would allow the product to fight with the grape for the first place in the Peruvian agro-export basket.
During the 2020/2021 campaign, Peruvian blueberry exports they added 166,706 tons for US $ 1,021 million. Compared to the campaign 2019/2020, berry shipments showed growth of 45% in volume and 34% in value. The increase in Peruvian supply in said season caused a 7% drop in prices, reaching an average value of US $ 6.12 per kilogram.
Source: blueberriesconsulting.com
