Peru triples global blueberry market share in eight years

Overview of blueberries from Peru in the U.S. market, complemented by charts from Agronometrics. Original published on March 27, 2025.

In eight years, Peru has tripled its market share of the global blueberry business.

In 2016, Peru exported blueberries for a value of $237 million, representing 11 percent of the global value of the business ($2.246 billion for that year). By 2024, shipments reached $2.27 billion, representing 33 percent of the global value ($4.692 billion), according to Agraria, citing a report from the Proarándanos trade association during a Blueberries Consulting industry event.

The global blueberry market was estimated at $6.962 billion last year, which also indicates a threefold increase since 2016.

Applied in terms of volume, Peru shipped 27,000 tons of the berry in 2016, representing 6 percent of the then-global volume (460,761 tons). By 2024, meanwhile, shipments will reach 326,000 tons, accounting for 31 percent of total global shipments (1.054 million tons).

Peru Fresh Blueberry Export Volume by Partner | Cultivated Conventional

Source: Global Trade Data

For the current season (2024-2025), Proarándanos projects a total of 317,941 tons, valued at $2.15 billion. This will represent a 15 percent increase compared to the 226,078 tons exported in the 2023-2024 season for $1.864 billion.

Regarding organic blueberries, the association stated that the projection is for the 2024-2025 season to reach 34,501 tons, which would represent an 11 percent share of total Peruvian blueberry shipments.

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