Blue heaven: a world of blueberry trade statistics

(The Packer)

I wanted to gather some vital statistics on blueberries, and this space is a good way to illustrate trends in fresh blueberry imports, along with other stats of interest on the still-rising fruit.

For some good reference material about the health benefits of blueberries see this web link.

A look at 2019 U.S. blueberry imports by month...

A look at domestic versus imports supply in 2018

Compare the import chart with 2015....

And the rapid rise of Peru since 2011....

Finally, a look at per capita growth in berry availability....

How much of the berry supply in the U.S. is supplied by imports? This USDA data answers that...

Finally, a chart with average blueberry shipping point prices since 1998...

 

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