Peru remains the top global exporter of blueberries in 2022

Peru will continue to be the world’s main exporter of blueberries in 2022 for the fourth year in a row, as reported by Andina, based on projections by the Association of Peruvian Exporters (Adex).

“Worldwide, Peru has been ranked first as exporting country since 2019, a position that has been maintained in 2020 and 2021,” said Adex’s Lizbeth Pumasunco.

In 2021, Peruvian blueberry exports reached $1.221 billion, reflecting a 172 percent increase of the previous year.

Pumasunco explained that expectations for the current year are based on good performance in the season thus far and the distance created from the second largest blueberry exporter (Spain), whose share is half of what Peru has recorded.

Elkin Vanegas, Adex’s Fruit and Vegetables Committee Chairman, said, “when a country starts to become a major producer, the international market starts to categorize it. There are already talked about Peruvian blueberries; this tends to generate an identity of the product-origin.”

Vanegas explained that the current performance of blueberry exports is the result of 10 years of investments.

“We rely on an important production capacity, where we even aim to occupy the top positions of exportation in the sphere of fruits and vegetables,” he said.