Peru would export 260,582 tons of blueberries fresh in the 2023/2024 campaign, which would mean a reduction of -9%, according to a report by Blueberries consulting collected by Agraria.pe.
In the 2021-2022 season, the Peruvian industry placed 222,978 tons in different markets around the world, especially in the United States. Then, in the 2022-2023 campaign, Peruvian shipments of fresh blueberries to world markets reached 286,224 tons, consolidating an upward trend with significant increases.
This led to projecting on July 5 a shipment volume of 325,856 tons for the current 2023-24 season, exceeding the figure for the previous campaign by 14%. However, the climate threat and specifically that of the El Niño meteorological phenomenon forced this figure to be drastically rectified and on August 10 it was set at 272,938, which is equivalent to -5% compared to the 2022-23 campaign.
The arrival of El Niño has impacted the production rate as a result of increases in temperature, which have risen between 4°C to 5°C above the historical average, affecting the physiological aspect of the plants, delaying their flowering. , among other effects.
The results of the climatic and meteorological effect have been disparate by region, by farm and by variety, with Ventura, the variety with the largest planted area and highest proportion of exports, being the most affected so far.
On September 3, a new projection was made for the 2023-2024 Peruvian campaign and a total of 256,481 tons were established in shipments to the markets, which would be equivalent to -10% below past results. Some even ventured to predict that the Peruvian industry would decrease volumes by 15% in this campaign, causing a high impact on the current prices of blueberries in the international market.
The latest projection of the Peruvian industry for the 2023/2024 campaign was made this October 1 and reaches 260,582 tons, which reduces the reduction in production and exports of this campaign to -9%, so it would not be surprising if This downward trend will be shortened even further, although in week 38 (Sunday, September 17) the figure was only 56,421 tons, equivalent to -56% compared to the last campaign.
Source: Larepublica
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