Telling you the truth, guys, the list of the 20 biggest producers of blueberries in the world has been my favorite ever, as my absolutely favorite fruit is the blueberry. I love it so much that even searching images for this list was a happiness for me. However blueberries are not only tasty fruit, but a billion dollar industry, as well. Blueberries weren’t so popular as bananas or apples a decade ago, but its demand is continuously growing.
Responding to this increasing demand, several countries have entered the blueberry production market, so there was an amazing 12.6% increase in production within only one year. The reason why its demand is growing that partly it’s delicious, partly it’s extremely healthy. It does good to you immunity system, and helps to protect against diseases. What’s more, it’s very helpful if somebody has diabetes.
Naturally, the market reacted to the increasing demand, so at the beginning its prices went up. It reached the peak in 2015, 2016 as a kilo of blueberries was $17 in the US. But production was increased also, so a slow decreasing in prices started. Then, in 2019 blueberry prices were under $4 in January. It’s quite unbelievable for me, as in my country blueberry prices have never been under $10 – $15.
And now, let’s check out the 20 biggest producers of blueberries in the world.
20. Lithuania
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 98
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 124
19. Switzerland
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 353
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 340
18. Latvia
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 457
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 353
17. Romania
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 684
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 339
16. Uzbekistan
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 662
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 663
15. Ukraine
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 1,180
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 1,360
14. Italy
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 1,675
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 1,671
13. New Zealand
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 3,030
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 2,985
12. Russia
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 3,300
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 2,700
11. Australia
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 5,138
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 4,757
10. France
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 9,127
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 8,496
9. Netherlands
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 10,257
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 8,935
8. Portugal
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 10,638
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 9,840
7. Germany
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 12,764
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 13,805
6. Poland
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 25,301
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 16,343
5. Mexico
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 40,251
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 36,700
4. Spain
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 43,516
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 35,355
3. Peru
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 94,805
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 52,301
2. Canada
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 164,205
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 173,641
1. United States of America
Blueberry production in 2018 (in tonnes): 255,050
Blueberry production in 2017 (in tonnes): 2325,206
As you can see the United States of America hits the top on the list of the 20 biggest producers of blueberries in the world.
