US demand for fresh blueberries reached an all-time high in 2019 and, to meet this increased demand, domestic and global production of fresh blueberries has tended to rise. US production for the fresh market increased 284% from 2000 to almost 372 million pounds in 2019.

Blueberries have different growing seasons in different regions throughout the year. To support year-round consumer demand, imports have grown and now supply blueberries not only in the off-season months of domestic production, but also increasingly in the seasonal months. Fresh blueberry imports from the US rose to a record 472 million pounds in 2019, up 1,177 percent from 2000. Latin America, led by Peru, emerged as the top supplier of blueberry imports to the US. Imports of fresh blueberries from Peru exceeded those of Chile and accounted for 30 percent of imports in 2019. Imports from Chile accounted for nearly 30 percent of imports of fresh blueberries in 2019, while imports from Mexico accounted for 19%.

Other major suppliers, Canada and Argentina, exported smaller amounts to the United States. Countries that export to the United States during the off-season US production have extended their seasons to capture market share and higher prices, increasing competition for some US producers. This table and the detail appear in the commodity feature in the Economic Research Service exported smaller quantities to the United States. Countries that export to the United States during the off-season US production have extended their seasons to capture market share and higher prices, increasing competition for some US producers. This table and the detail appear in the commodity feature in the Economic Research Service exported smaller quantities to the United States. Countries that export to the United States during the off-season US production have extended their seasons to capture market share and higher prices, increasing competition for some US producers. This table and the detail appear in the commodity characteristic in the Economic Research Service Fruit and Nut Outlook , March 2020.