Peruvian blueberry to enter Taiwan, a market of 23 million people

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Minagri) announced the start of blueberry exports to Taiwan, after the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) and the phytosanitary authorities of Taiwan (Baphiq - Bureau of animal and Plant Health Inspection And Quarantine) sign the final agreements for berrie access to this Asian market. The Minagri explained that this important achievement for the sector will benefit producers in the regions of La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Ica, Piura and Áncash, who during the 2019-2020 export campaign managed to export 120,100.75 tons, which were commercialized in countries of Europe, Asia and the United States. According to the Association of Blueberry Producers of Peru (ProArandanos), a growth of 40% is projected for this campaign compared to the 2019-2020 season, figures that could reach 165,000 tons exported during this season. To date, some places of production have already started their certification processes for the export of blue aya to ...