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The president of the Argentine Chamber of Blueberry Exporters (ABC), Jorge Pazos, analyzed the Argentine blueberry season, the challenges and the behavior of the markets.

Although the total area currently devoted to grape production is almost identical to that existing in 2000 – but 7.6% less than in 2010 – the same does not occur with the total hectares occupied by the production of varieties considered to be of “High Oenological Quality (ACE)”, which have increased by 20.7% since the beginning of this century. This shows a clear reconversion of the productive objectives of Argentine viticulture: less wine, but of better quality. According to a report prepared by the National Institute of Viticulture (INV), the participation of ACE varieties in the total of grapes suitable for processing in 2000 was 60.4%, while currently it is 74%. In other words, the area devoted to common grapes only represents a quarter of the total. Within this universe of quality grapes made up of 50 varieties, red varieties predominate, with 77.6% of the total (27); followed by whites representing 21.9% (20), and

Argentina was perhaps the first producing country to feel the impact of Peru's rise as a blueberry exporter in the September-October period.