China: Chilean blueberry event held in Guangzhou as season peak nears

Published Jan 9, 2023

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The article highlights China as the largest market for Chile's fresh blueberry exports in Asia, with shipments to China making up 59% of total exports to Asia in the 2021/22 season. The Chilean Blueberry Committee anticipates a increase in exports to 98,228 tons in the 2022/23 season, aligning with the Lunar New Year and the peak demand period for fresh fruit in China. The committee is promoting Chilean blueberries as holiday gifts, emphasizing the quality and new varieties used in production.

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China has become the biggest market in Asia for Chile’s exports of fresh blueberries. With the Lunar New Year approaching and China’s wintertime demand for fresh fruit beginning to enter its peak period, the Chilean Blueberry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) on Jan. 3 held a seminar at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui fruit wholesale market featuring special speaker Charif Christian Carvajal, ASOEX’s marketing director for Europe and Asia. Chile exported 91,337 metric tons of fresh blueberries in the 2021/22 season, of which 11,393 tons were exported to Asia, according to ASOEX statistics. These volumes were similar to those recorded for the previous season. China has now become the largest export destination for Chilean blueberries in Asia, with shipments to China reaching 6,730 tons in the 2021/22 season, accounting for 59% of total exports to Asia. Exports of fresh Chilean blueberries are expected to reach 98,228 tons in 2022/23, according to a forecast from ...

Source: Producereport