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Peruvian blueberries enjoy surging popularity on Chinese dining tables

2024-11-10 20:30 Last Updated At:21:27

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

Peruvian blueberries enjoy surging popularity on Chinese dining tables

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