Industry sources claim that exports of fresh blueberries by Peru in the 2023/2024 campaign will register a decrease due to the weather. The Association of Blueberry Producers of Peru (Proarándanos) projects a drop between 15 and 20% in volume compared to the previous campaign, when it reached 285.000 tons.
Hortifrut Regional Export Manager Juan José Gamarra pointed out that the high temperatures recorded have not allowed the crop to receive the hours of cold necessary to develop the flowering process of the fruit, causing the delay of the fresh blueberry campaign. .
This delay in the campaign has caused its peak to move from September - October to the months of November - December. Additionally, it is expected that there will be more fruit in the months of February and March compared to similar months in previous campaigns.
Source: blueberriesconsulting.com