<P> Introduction of the first plants into Chile occurred in 1979, brought from US and New Zealand, and commercial production started in the 1990s in the southern part of the country . Today, production ranges from Copiapó in the north to Puerto Montt in the south, allowing the country to offer blueberries from October through late March . Production has evolved rapidly in the last decade, becoming the fourth most important fruit exported in value terms . Blueberries are exported mainly to North America (79%), followed by Europe (17%), and Asia (South Korea, China and Japan). </P> <P> In Peru, there are several private initiatives for the development of the crop . Also, the government through its agency Sierra Exportadora, has launched the program "Peru Berries" to take advantage of the existence of the ideal soil and climate required by the blueberry . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Blueberry production--2014 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> (tonnes) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 262,539 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 182,275 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 18,031 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 12,469 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 12,077 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 9,200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> World </Td> <Td> 525,620 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Source: FAOSTAT of the United Nations </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Blueberry production--2014 </Th> </Tr>

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