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(Agraria.pe) The export of Ecuadorian blueberries to Hong Kong has begun with three pallets per week. This volume is expected to double as the season progresses.

According to a report by El Peruano on September 28, the Peruvian National Agricultural Health Service and the Ecuadorian Plant and Animal Health Control Agency held a working meeting in Tumbes, during which the two sides signed an agreement to redefine the plant quarantine requirements for the export of fresh grapes from Peru to Ecuador. This agreement will promote trade between the two countries and bring benefits to Peruvian producers and the agricultural export industry chain. During the meeting, the two sides also agreed to continue to hold bilateral technical meetings to restart the export of fresh onions from Peru to Ecuador. Peru is the world's leading grape producer and exporter, with the main grape exporting regions being Ica, Piura, Lambayeque and La Libertad. Libertad). After the 2015-2016 grape export season, Peruvian grape exports to Ecuador were suspended, with exports of 7,130.65 tons in that season. Through the above agreement, Peruvian grape producers will resume exports to the Ecuadorian market. With the growing demand for grapes, this will be an important opportunity, as Ecuador is a market with 18 million potential consumers.

Supplies of imported berries appear tight in several growing regions, but especially in Peru and South Africa. “South Africa has had a late harvest this year, which has increased demand in Asian markets,” says Raed Kazi, sales director for Salix Fruits, a global fruit importer and exporter based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Throughout the year, Salix supplies berries from numerous countries, including Chile, Peru, Mexico, the US, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Turkey, Morocco, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, and also Australia. Although other new producing countries are on the way. “Recently, we have seen new supply developing from countries such as Colombia, Jordan, Georgia, Egypt, Ecuador, and the UAE,” says Kazi. “In the last two years, production in China has increased considerably, with each year seeing improvements in quality.