Gem Pack Berries led the fresh strawberry buyers of 2026 with US$ 20.66 million, at US$ 1.94 per kilo

Martín Garay

Published November 2026 · Data through 18 October 2026 · 6 min read

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In 2026, 88 companies bought US$ 130.11 million of fresh strawberries from Mexico, Colombia and Peru, in 2,408 shipments that declare a buyer. Buyers in the United States took 99.0% of that value at US$ 1.70 per kilo. The 10 largest buyers took 64.8% and the three largest 36.0%.

I went through the customs export records of the three countries, shipment by shipment, to see who bought, from whom and at what price. I counted fresh strawberries under subheading 081010 and the shipments that name their buyer, from January to the latest month each country has published: August for Mexico and Colombia, October for Peru. The price per kilo is the value divided by the net kilos. US$ 23.78 million, 18.3% of the value, moved between companies of one group; those shipments count in the totals and I left them out of every price below.

Mexico sold US$ 129.67 million of the total, 99.7%, to 74 buyers through 85 exporters, at US$ 1.71 per kilo. Colombia sold US$ 433,858 to 13 buyers at US$ 2.98 per kilo. Peru sold US$ 5,443 to one buyer at US$ 3.00.

If you export fresh strawberries, this list shows where the buyers are, what each market paid per kilo and which buyers already work with many exporters.

Where the buyers are

The United States bought US$ 128.83 million through 60 buyers and 82 exporters, at US$ 1.70 per kilo. Of its 2,125 shipments, 2,121 came from Mexico and four from Colombia. Gem Pack Berries led with US$ 20.66 million, followed by Naturipe Berry Growers with US$ 17.92 million and Good Farms with US$ 8.22 million.

Guatemala came second, with US$ 335,417 through five buyers at US$ 2.72 per kilo. Finca El Mirador bought US$ 274,814 of that in two shipments from Colombia, at US$ 2.77 per kilo, from Exotic Fruit World. Desarrolladora Internacional Dci bought US$ 23,688 from Mexico.

Belize bought US$ 291,385 at US$ 3.93 per kilo, in 100 shipments, all of them from Mexico. Lester Lemus bought US$ 122,165 at US$ 3.23, Belize Marketing and Develoment US$ 115,581 at US$ 5.07 and Delfina Cowo US$ 53,638 at US$ 7.82.

Six Gulf countries bought Mexican strawberries. The United Arab Emirates bought US$ 212,856 through 11 buyers at US$ 2.95 per kilo. Saudi Arabia bought US$ 121,826 through 10 buyers at US$ 2.92. Kuwait bought US$ 90,935 at US$ 2.96, Qatar US$ 74,235 at US$ 3.03, Bahrain US$ 15,223 at US$ 3.58 and Oman US$ 13,139 at US$ 3.93.

The same names repeat across the Gulf. Resources For Foodstuffs Products bought in all six, with US$ 52,178 in the United Arab Emirates and US$ 32,910 in Qatar. Mohammed Abdallah Sharbatly bought in five, with US$ 33,652 in the United Arab Emirates and US$ 29,851 in Saudi Arabia. Kibsons bought in Qatar and Oman, and Adel and Sadiq Trading in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the Bahamas.

Curacao bought US$ 113,011 at US$ 4.31 per kilo, all of it from Colombia. Fuik bought US$ 112,549 of that from Stefannys Fruits and Crops. Canada bought US$ 4,189 from Colombia, and Tk Fresh Produce bought US$ 4,134 of it.

The largest buyers

Gem Pack Berries was the largest buyer, with US$ 20.66 million, 15.9% of the value, at US$ 1.94 per kilo. All 71 of its shipments came from Mexico, 10,672 tonnes in all. Mainland Farms sold it US$ 19.12 million, and Rancho Nuevo Produce US$ 989,400.

Naturipe Berry Growers followed with US$ 17.92 million, 13.8% of the value, in 22 shipments from Mexico. It bought all of it from Naturberry, a company of its own group, so its price stays out of the averages.

Good Farms bought US$ 8.22 million at US$ 1.14 per kilo, from seven exporters. Baja Vid sold it US$ 2.12 million, Rancho Agricola Santa Monica US$ 1.69 million, El Milagro de Baja US$ 1.66 million and Punta Colonet San Telmo US$ 1.63 million.

Firestone Pacific Foods bought US$ 7.35 million at US$ 1.61 per kilo, all of it from Rigby Frozen Foods. Columbia Fruit bought US$ 6.50 million at US$ 1.52, and Agroprodem sold it US$ 5.61 million of that. Fresh Green Properties bought US$ 5.71 million at US$ 1.64 in 206 shipments, the most among the 10 largest buyers, from six exporters.

Western Veg Produce bought US$ 5.57 million at US$ 2.65 per kilo, and Agrana Fruit sold it US$ 4.69 million. Blazer Wilkinson Gee bought US$ 4.40 million at US$ 2.21, and Empresa Sahara sold it US$ 4.39 million. Teeaam Fresh bought US$ 4.00 million at US$ 3.46, and David Oppenheimer US$ 3.92 million at US$ 3.03 from five exporters.

What each buyer paid per kilo

Across all buyers the average was US$ 1.71 per kilo, and the median shipment sold at US$ 1.65.

Among the buyers of more than US$ 1 million that buy outside their own group, North Bay Produce paid the highest price, US$ 4.96 per kilo, for US$ 3.25 million in 135 shipments. Comercializadora Mecer Fresh sold it US$ 3.24 million of that. Bobalu followed at US$ 4.93 for US$ 2.06 million, Tessma Frozen International at US$ 4.73 for US$ 1.50 million, Better Produce at US$ 4.35 for US$ 2.86 million and Always Fresh Farms at US$ 3.86 for US$ 3.31 million.

At the other end, California Splendor paid US$ 0.72 per kilo for US$ 3.85 million, 8,051 tonnes. Titan Frozen Fruit paid US$ 0.73 for US$ 2.25 million, and Natures Choice Produce US$ 0.82 for US$ 2.38 million, all of it from Fresh Baja.

The price moved with the Mexican season

Mexican strawberries sold at US$ 2.35 per kilo in January, US$ 2.08 in February and US$ 1.37 in March. From April to June the price stayed between US$ 1.16 and US$ 1.25, and in July and August it was US$ 0.73 and US$ 0.70.

The tonnes moved the other way. Mexico shipped 18,195 tonnes in January, 19,485 in February and 20,601 in March, its largest month. It shipped 13,924 tonnes in April, 8,291 in May and 7,697 in June, and then 311 in July and 209 in August.

Colombian strawberries sold between US$ 3.15 and US$ 5.40 per kilo from January to July, on 26 tonnes or less a month, and at US$ 1.95 in August, when Colombia shipped 92 tonnes. Peru's three shipments went out in January at US$ 3.00 per kilo.

Organic strawberries

Shipments that declare organic strawberries added up to US$ 24.64 million, in 616 shipments to 33 buyers from 26 exporters, at US$ 1.41 per kilo. Firestone Pacific Foods bought US$ 7.03 million of organic strawberries, Columbia Fruit US$ 5.72 million and Natures Choice Produce US$ 2.14 million. Western Veg Produce paid US$ 4.31 per kilo for US$ 1.43 million of organic fruit, and Always Fresh Farms US$ 4.43 for US$ 1.33 million.

The buyers that already work with many exporters

Of the 88 buyers, 63 bought from a single exporter in 2026, nine from five or more and one from 10 or more. California Splendor bought from 12 exporters, US$ 3.85 million at US$ 0.72 per kilo. Baja Vid sold it US$ 1.11 million and El Milagro de Baja US$ 756,234.

Gem Pack Berries, Good Farms, Titan Frozen Fruit and Alpine Fresh bought from seven exporters each. Fresh Green Properties and Expo Fresh bought from six, and David Oppenheimer and Fresh Pac International from five. No buyer bought from two of the three countries in 2026.

Colombia and Peru

Colombia shipped 32 times to 13 buyers through 10 exporters. Its buyers sat in Guatemala, Curacao, Canada, Aruba and the United States, and Finca El Mirador and Fuik were its two largest buyers. Exotic Fruit World and Stefannys Fruits and Crops were the exporters behind them.

Peru shipped three times, all in January, to Gacia Mateo and Sinova in Spain, US$ 5,443 at US$ 3.00 per kilo. Del Ande Alimentos was the exporter.

If I exported fresh strawberries from Peru or Colombia, I would start with the nine buyers that already take fruit from five or more exporters, because they have shown they add sellers. Then the Gulf buyers, which paid between US$ 2.92 and US$ 3.93 per kilo and buy in several countries at once, and Curacao and Guatemala, which already buy Colombian fruit.

The World Fresh Strawberry Buyers Radar names the 88 buyers, with a profile for the largest, what each one paid per kilo and its suppliers.

The numbers behind this

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Every buyer of fresh strawberries from Peru, Mexico and Colombia in 2026, ranked by value, with the price each one paid per kilo and its suppliers.

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