On Monday, March 10, the Peru Blueberry Technical Tour 2025 organized by Blueberries ConsultingThe event was attended by professionals and businessmen who visited the 600 hectares of blueberry crops of the company Family Farms Peru in the city of Pisco, Ica.

It should be noted that the technical tour was attended by professionals from Spain, Poland, Latvia, Portugal, France, United States, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador which confirms the international nature of the tours organized by Blueberries Consulting.

The tour was led by the director of Blueberries Consulting, Jorge Esquivel Manterola, international blueberry consultant, master in Agricultural Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Madrid-Spain, co-director of the Continuing Education Certificate in Blueberry Production and advisor for 10 years at Family Farms Peru. In addition, the Production Manager of Family Farms Peru, John Paul Bentin, was responsible for explaining the blueberry production process in the Pisco area, which despite its peculiar geographical and climatic conditions has successfully grown fruits with export quality and high demand.

Jorge Esquivel Manterola, international blueberry consultant, master in Agricultural Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Madrid-Spain.

Production Manager of Family Farms Peru, Juan Pablo Bentín.

The director of the Certificate of Continuing Education in Blueberry Production also participated, Dr. María del Carmen Salas, researcher and coordinator of the Master's Degree in Greenhouse Mediterranean Horticulture at the University of Almería, Spain; of the director of the INIA – La Platina Agricultural Research Institute, Chile, Dr. Bruno Defilippi; Postharvest researcher from the University of Talca, Chile, Dr. Claudia Moggia; and the director of the Doctorate in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Talca, Dr. Gustavo Lobos.

Director of the Continuing Education Certificate in Blueberry Production – Dr. María del Carmen Salas

After the tour of the fields of Family Farms Peru, the Dr. Lobos noted: “Everything was great, lots of technology and professionalism, the course is beautiful and very well maintained. I am happy to have visited it.”

Regarding the potential of blueberry cultivation in Peru, the researcher from the University of Talca mentioned, “it is different from how it is managed in Chile, here the production period is longer and that makes it different and interesting to visit. Peru had the great advantage of starting to use new cultivars some time ago, something that Chile did not do at the time, and that allowed, together with a climate with a certain marine influence, to make production here, together with the cultivars, a more efficient production and with a better post-harvest production and that makes Peru grow year after year.”

Field Trip – Family Farms Peru

Calicata, field tour Family Farms Peru

Finally, he mentioned that the market for blueberries produced in the region is expanding in an auspicious manner, “there are new markets that are being incorporated and new producers that are appearing, so there are markets to be developed in Asia and Europe for many more years to come.”

After sharing experiences in the blueberry production process and establishing possible future business links, the technical tour organized by Blueberries Consulting was concluded. The next event to be held in the Peruvian capital will be the XXXIV International Seminar on Blueberries Lima-Peru 2025 which will be carried out Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th March at the Lima Convention Center and which will feature the participation of leading professionals from Peru, Chile, Argentina, Spain, United States and Mexico who will share their knowledge with attendees, generate business meetings and discussion panels.

National and international attendees