The "2020/21 Southern Hemisphere Blueberry Export Yearbook" released by the agricultural product industry consulting company iQonsulting shows that this year's southern hemisphere blueberry exports set a new record. The total export volume reached more than 310,000 tons, an increase of 20% year-on-year, mainly due to the export growth of Peru, Chile, South Africa and Colombia.
Date show that Peru rank first with 163000 tons, and nearly half of blueberries in the South Africa come from Peru. Chile is the second largest of blueberry exporter in the southern hemisphere, accounting for 38%of the total exports of 2020/21 season. The export volume of this quarter was nearly 180,000tons, an increase of 8% over the previous quarter.
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