Peruvian agricultural products are enjoying increasing popularity thanks to the trade agreement between China and Peru, especially Peruvian blueberries that have sprung up on Chinese people's dining tables with the arrival of November, the harvesting season of the fruit.
Official data from Peru show that over the 14 years since the free trade agreement came into effect in 2010, Peru's agricultural product exports to China increased 18 times.
After some 50 days of shipping, a batch of 7,800 boxes of Peruvian blueberries have recently arrived in Shanghai.
After boxing at local factories, these fruits will be distributed across China.
At a local supermarket in Shanghai, consumers and sellers have expressed their unabashed love for these fruits.
"We buy it about once every two or three days. The kids and the elderly at home all like to eat it," said a customer at the market.
"My wife and I each eat at least one box of blueberries every day," said another shopper.
"We sell different types of blueberries in different times. November is a very good season for Peruvian blueberries, and our sales are pretty good. We can sell over 20,000 boxes every day," said Zhang Lingli, fruit purchasing director of RT-Mart.
Luis Miguel Baanante Cerdena, a Peruvian fruit exporter, was dispatched from his company Camposol, the largest importer and exporter of fruits and vegetables in Peru, to Shanghai in 2017 to expand its presence in the Chinese market. Now his company exports thousands of tons of fruits every year to China.
"Blueberry is one category. It's the biggest category, but there are also important fruits like avocados and grapes, and we also do mangoes from Peru," said Luis Miguel Baanante Cerdena, general manager of Camposol.
Peruvian blueberries enjoy surging popularity on Chinese dining tables
The fifth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), which opened on Sunday in Haikou city, south China's Hainan Province, provides a platform for high-level business cooperation amid rising pressure from U.S. tariff, said exhibitors.
More than 1,700 companies from 71 countries and regions are participating in China's only national-level exhibition focused on consumer goods, showcasing over 4,100 brands.
Amid the U.S. tariff turmoil, the expo positions Hainan as a gateway for global trade, leveraging its free trade port policies—zero tariffs on imports and streamlined customs—to attract foreign investment.
"For trade relations, Canada and China are very strong, so we want to continue to develop those relationships. So I'm meeting a lot of buyers here now, and I'm very excited to continue to grow here," said Papil Kalra, an exhibitor from Naturemary, a skincare product company in Canada.
"We, as Wild, have been here at the Hainan expo as of the beginning. So we were (here since) first time, now I think the 5th time. we really love the interesting and high-quality oral care products, which we produce in Switzerland, which we get here. Hainan, for the moment, it's a must for me," said Christoph Wild, executive board member of Dr. Wild and Co. AG, a medicine company in Switzerland.
The expo has debuted AI, low-altitude aviation, and green tech zones, featuring humanoid robots, electric vertical takeoff jets, and eco-friendly innovations.
For Chinese companies, it offers a platform to go global.
"This marks our second year participating in Hainan Expo, not only showcasing Florasis' technological innovations in beauty, but also exploring new opportunities for further international development," said Zeng Min, general manager of public affairs of Florasis, a cosmetics company in China.
China International Consumer Products Expo provides platform for cooperation: exhibitors
