Blue heaven: a world of blueberry trade statistics

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.

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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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