El Niño hits Peruvian blueberry campaign
El Niño is having a major impact on Peru’s blueberry export campaign. Figures from consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru show shipments to mid-September were running at 40,527 tonnes, just half of the total for the same point last year.
In week 36 (4-10 September), exports to Europe totalled 1,623 tonnes, 66 per cent less than in the same week of 2022. Shipments to the US for that week

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