Peruvian blueberries are enjoying increasing popularity on Chinese tables
Peruvian agricultural products are enjoying increasing popularity thanks to the trade agreement between China and Peru, especially Peruvian blueberries, which have sprouted on Chinese tables with the arrival of November, the fruit harvest season.
Official data from Peru show that in the 14 years since the free trade agreement came into effect in 2010, Peru's exports of agricultural products to China have increased 18-fold.
After about 50 days of shipping, a batch of 7.800 boxes of Peruvian blueberries recently arrived in Shanghai.
After being packaged in local factories, these fruits will be distributed throughout China.
At a local supermarket in Shanghai, shoppers and vendors have been expressing their unabashed love for the fruits.
"We buy it every two or three days. Children and adults love to eat it," said one market customer.
“My wife and I eat at least a box of blueberries every day,” said another shopper.
"We sell different types of blueberries at different times. November is a very good season for Peruvian blueberries and our sales are quite good. We can sell more than 20.000 boxes every day," said Zhang Lingli, fruit purchasing director of RT-Mart.
Luis Miguel Baanante Cerdena, a Peruvian fruit exporter, was sent 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 fruit each year to China.
"Blueberries are one category, it's the largest, but there are also important fruits like avocados and grapes, and we also have mangoes from Peru," said Luis Miguel Baanante Cerdena, general manager of Camposol.