US Tariffs Drive Peru’s Blueberry Exports Toward China

U.S. tariffs on all Peruvian goods are pushing blueberry exporters in Peru to redirect some shipments to China, according to Reuters. At the same time, the opening of Peru’s Chinese-controlled Chancay Port has roughly halved Pacific shipping times to Asia, reducing sea journey times to about 20 days.

Peru is currently the largest supplier of blueberries to the United States, a position that it has held since 2019. For more than a decade, producers in Peru’s Pisco Desert have been exporting large quantities of blueberries to the U.S. market.

Miguel Bentín, general manager of Valle y Pampa, said that the farm’s blueberry production has increased tenfold since operations began in 2012. Typically, the company exports 60% of its blueberries to the United States, with the remainder going to Europe. However, this year Valle y Pampa is planning its first large-scale shipments to China to mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs.

According to Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Úrsula León, blueberries generated approximately $2.3 billion in export revenue in 2024. Production for the 2025/26 harvest season is forecast to grow by 25%, reaching 400,000 metric tons.

Faced with a 10% tariff on all exports to the United States, Peru is actively seeking new markets for its agricultural products across Asia, Europe and Oceania, with India, Indonesia and China identified as key growth markets.

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