The International Blueberry Organization reports the global blueberry crop hit approximately 2.33 million tons in 2025, up 11.2% year over year, with fresh and processed volumes on track to exceed 3.36 million tons by 2029. Global acreage reached 303,076 hectares in 2025 — more than double the roughly 143,000 hectares recorded in 2016 — and around 45,000 hectares of planted area hasn't even entered production yet.
Peru alone recorded an estimated 407,800-ton crop in 2025/26 and is projected to approach 604,000 tons by 2029, though the IBO flags El Niño risk as a reason to assume flat growth in 2026/27. China's crop hit 753,000 tons in 2025 and could exceed 1.2 million tons by 2029. Quality segmentation is increasingly critical: IBO data found the lowest weekly price for standard fruit ran 42% below premium-variety pricing across a 104-week period.
For buyers already navigating a tightening blueberry window this season, this data is the longer-term context. Volume growth is structural, but so is the premium-versus-standard price gap — worth monitoring as suppliers lean harder into variety differentiation to protect margins.