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Betina Ernst: âThe blueberry never ceases to amaze. Each campaign brings new surprises
The agronomist Betina Ernst, president of Top Info Marketing SA, makes an analysis in two reports of the state of the blueberry industry in the main exporting countries of the southern hemisphere, or the southern world, as she calls it.
âThe blueberry never ceases to amaze. Each campaign brings new surprises. This year was characterized by a strong increase in shipments, generally low prices, a shift towards organic and the US threat to restrict imports. On the other hand, the countries continue in their dynamics of constant varietal replacement, quality improvement, incorporation of technology, search for new markets, etc .; but also with labor, economic and political problems, he points out as a general framework.
According to an analysis of the 2020 southern countries citrus campaign by the
Top Infowebsite, which specializes in fruit markets, last year s campaign ended well for Argentine exporters. This, despite the impact that the suspension of citrus exports to the European Union in 2020 had on the Argentine citrus sector, due to the detection of the black spot pest in some shipments.
According to the report, after the suspension, part of the lemon shipments that were going to be sent to Europe could be diverted to other markets. The US, a market that was opened 4 years ago, bought higher volumes and imported 34,000 tons.