● Live · Aug 28, 2026
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Peru shipped 65% more blueberries this season — the volume wave is already here

Peru has exported 66,737 tons of blueberries through week 33 of the 2026/27 season, a 65% increase over the same period in 2025/26 and nearly 2% above Pro-Blueberries' own projection. Week 33 alone saw 12,355 tons exported, up 27% year over year. The surge confirms that Peru's rapid production expansion is translating directly into massive export volumes hitting global markets.

This volume increase is arriving as U.S. domestic blueberry supply from the Pacific Northwest is still active, creating significant overlap and pressure on pricing. Earlier coverage flagged that Peru's extended season is blurring the traditional windows between growing origins — this data puts hard numbers on just how large the Peruvian wave has become.

For buyers, this level of import growth almost certainly means continued downward pressure on blueberry pricing through the fall transition. Worth monitoring how quickly Peruvian volumes peak and how that affects promotional windows at retail.

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