Zimbabwean blueberries target the Chinese market, aiming to export 30,000 tons

Published 2024년 10월 17일

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Zimbabwe is planning to expand its blueberry planting area from the current 570 hectares to 1,500 hectares by 2030 with an investment of US$240 million, as the export volume and value of blueberries have been increasing annually. Despite challenges such as land use rights, road infrastructure, high public utility costs, and unfavorable exchange rates, the country is looking to enter the Chinese and Indian markets, having already exported to the EU through the Netherlands. The export value was just 1 million yuan in 2018 but surged to 12 million US dollars in 2022.

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Currently, Zimbabwe has 570 hectares of blueberry planting area. If it can obtain long-term investment of about US$240 million, it is expected that the planting area can reach 1,500 hectares by 2030. In recent years, the export volume and export value of Zimbabwe's blueberries have increased year by year, and it is expected that the export volume will reach 8,000 tons in 2024. The reason for the increase is that the orchards have entered a large-scale fruit-bearing stage, and the output has increased significantly, rather than from the increase in the area of orchards. This reflects that Zimbabwe's blueberry industry has developed, but it still faces funding challenges. HDC believes that the challenges hindering growth mainly include land use rights issues, poor road infrastructure in some areas, high public utility costs, and unfavorable exchange rates. To this end, HDC is working with the Zimbabwe Investment Development Authority (ZID A) Cooperate to establish special economic ...

Source: Foodmate