Peru adds Malaysia and India to blueberry markets

Published 2021년 9월 20일

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Peru is strengthening its leading position in the global blueberry market by opening up new markets in Malaysia and India. The National Agricultural Sanitary Service of Peru (SENASA) has confirmed that both countries have approved the necessary phytosanitary requirements for the import of Peruvian blueberries, as well as citrus fruits. Exporters will be able to start shipping to these markets later in the year. India and Malaysia are rapidly increasing their berry imports, providing a significant link in the diversification of Peruvian exports. Peru has seen a sixfold increase in blueberry exports over the past five years, surpassing Chile in 2020. The United States is the largest consumer of Peruvian blueberries, accounting for about half of the annual exports.

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Peru continues to strengthen its already leading position in the global blueberry market, with Malaysia and India recently added to the list of potential markets for the berry, EastFruit reports citing FruitNet. For example, the National Agricultural Sanitary Service of the Peruvian Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (SENASA) has confirmed that both India and Malaysia have already approved phytosanitary requirements for the import of blueberries from Peru. In addition to the country's key berry crop, agreements were also concluded for citrus fruits (oranges, tangerines, lemons and grapefruits). According to SENASA, Peruvian exporters will be able to start shipping blueberries and citrus fruits to the Malaysian and Indian markets starting this year. Both countries are not yet major buyers of blueberries in the global market. So, in 2020, Malaysia imported only 900 tons of blueberries, and a record import of this berry in India was recorded in 2019, amounting to ...

Source: Eastfruit