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BLUEBERRY, VACCINIUM MYRTLLUS / ERICACEAE
The blueberry is a very old plant of unknown origin, that grows spontaneously in the N of Europe, Asia and America. Some consider it native to Europe, North Africa, the Caucasus and N Asia. In Spain it is widely spread in the forests of the mountainous areas.
The continent with greater production is North America, standing for 96% of the world-wide production. Europe produces approximately 4% of the total, whereas the rest of the continents do not have a remarkable production.
Continent Tons %
- Africa 50 -
- Asia 850 -
- Europe 12,500 4
- North America 294,400 96
- Total 307,800 100
In the FAO’s statistical data base there only appear 6 producers of blueberries. The main one are the United States, followed by Canada and Latvia:
Country Tons
- The United States 264,900
- Canada 29,500
- Latvia 8,000
- Belarus 4,500
- Azerbaijan 850
- Tunisia 50
Among the exporters, the leader are the United States, followed by Chile. The rest of the countries export insignificant amounts.
Country Tons
- The United States 6,549
- Chile 3,420
- Belarus 240
- Lituania 202
- Macedonia 150
- Belgium-Luxembourg 129
- The Netherlands 107
- Azerbaijan 39
- Turkey 38
- Italy 24
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