Peru Berry insights

According to the Peru Blueberry Growers and Exporters Association (Proarándanos), blueberry production in Peru is expected to grow by 27% year-on-year in the 2025/26 crop season, with Asian markets capturing a significant market share. Mainland China, as a market with immense growth potential, is a key focus within the Asian market. Recently, Peru's leading fruit and vegetable exporter and primary blueberry exporter Camposol Gambosol delivered its first batch of blueberries to mainland China. On July 6, Shanghai Pengsheng Industrial Co., Ltd. held a launch ceremony for Gambosol's first blueberry shipment at the Shenyang Bajia Fruit Wholesale Market. Also known as the Shenyang Dili Logistics Park, the market supplies over 90% of fruits in the local Shenyang market and provides 50% of fruit supplies to the three northeastern provinces and Inner Mongolia. At the event, guests including Luis Cabello, Commercial Counselor of the Peruvian Embassy in Beijing, Luis Miguel Baanante, Camposol's Asia Regional Manager, Zhang Guomin, Vice President of China Dili Group and Shenyang Dili General Manager, Deng Lingjun, partner of Shanghai Pengsheng Industrial, and Hao Zhibin, head of Shenyang Xinhui Fruit Industry, jointly attended and cut the ribbon for the first container of Gambosol blueberries. Luis Miguel Baanante, Camposol's Asia Regional Manager, stated: "This blueberry shipment not only marks the start of Camposol's new season in the Chinese market but also represents further progress in our carefully crafted strategy: to supply high-quality Camposol blueberries to consumers in China's northern inland regions in a more efficient and direct manner." Representatives from Shanghai Pengsheng and partner Shenyang Xinhui Fruit Industry emphasized the development momentum of the domestic blueberry market, noting that "Chinese blueberry consumption is experiencing explosive growth at 40% annually, rapidly penetrating third and fourth-tier cities. Traditional northern blueberry production areas are affected by climate, creating a significant gap for high-quality,

This market represents a strategic destination that adds to the great commercial options for Peruvian producers

Key Insight: Peru's blueberry export value has explosively grown from $26 million ten years ago to $2 billion in the 2023/24 crop season, with expectations to exceed $2.3 billion in the 2024/25 crop season. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) "Peru Blueberry Annual Report" indicates that blueberry production in Peru will reach a record 355,000 tons in the 2025/26 crop season (May 2025 to April 2026), with export volumes estimated at 335,000 tons. Compared to the previous crop season, Peru's blueberry industry is set to achieve significant recovery. With normal weather conditions, leveraging advantages in large-scale cultivation, growth in foreign direct investment, and the promotion of resilient varieties, production is expected to further increase.