An Overview of the Mexican Blueberry Industry

Feng Wu and Zhengfei Guan

Release Date: 1/20/2025

Reviewed At: 1/22/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fe1106-2021

Agriculture

Abstract

Blueberries are a healthy source of antioxidants and vitamins. Global demand and production have been increasing rapidly over the last decade. This publication provides an overview of the Mexican blueberry industry in terms of production, price, trade, and cultural practices. It also sheds light on factors that have contributed to the fast growth of the blueberry industry in Mexico.

About this Publication

This document is FE1106, one of a series of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Feng Wu, research assistant scientist, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center; and Zhengfei Guan associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.

How to Cite

Wu, F., & Guan, Z. (2021). An Overview of the Mexican Blueberry Industry. EDIS, 2021(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1106-2021

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Feng Wu

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former research assistant scientist, Food and Resource Economics Department, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Balm, FL.

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Zhengfei Guan

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associate professor, agricultural economics, Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL

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