Ukraine increased exports of frozen blueberries to China 5 times

Frozen Blueberry

Published Dec 25, 2023

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Ukraine's export of frozen fruits and berries, particularly blueberries, to China has increased significantly, leading to them becoming one of the top suppliers in this category internationally. Although Ukraine is the third biggest supplier of frozen blueberries to China, Poland remains their main sales market. It is also suggested that some of the frozen blueberries exported by Poland to China may actually be Ukrainian berries.

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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine continues its active expansion into the world markets of frozen berries and fruits, which we wrote about in the material “Ukraine is the world champion in the rate of increasing exports of frozen berries.” Another confirmation was the publication of official Chinese data on imports of frozen fruits and berries, except strawberries, raspberries and blackberries for 11 months of 2023. According to this information, supplies of frozen fruits and berries from Ukraine increased 4.7 times compared to the period January-November 2022 and became a record in history. Ukraine's export revenue in this category amounted to $3.1 million. Among all suppliers of frozen fruits and other berries, Ukraine entered the top 7 for the first time and almost caught up with Poland, which ranks sixth. “It is most likely that almost the entire volume of exports in this category is accounted for by frozen blueberries, and, possibly, partially, wild blueberries. The ...

Source: Eastfruit