Mexican berry producers are planning to send their first shipments of berries to China next year following a recent successful export to Japan.
Currently, more than 95% of the production is sold to the United States and Canada, while the rest is channeled to other countries in Europe and now Japan, according to Tribuna de la Bahía.
Mario Andrade, the new president of the National Association of Berry Exporters (Aneberries), says that the goal is to expand their export horizon so they are not focusing on just one target market.
Mario Steta, former president of Aneberries, explained that the full opening of Mexican berries to China is scheduled for the next visit of the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto. In addition, Steta states that the Mexican government has already extended a formal invitation to China to visit Mexico in the hopes that it would be easier for Aneberries to arrive by the summer.
The berries (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry) have already become one of the most dynamic product groups of the global food trade in recent years with sustained growth.
“We have doubled the surface, volume, and value over the past four years and we think that will replicate in the next five years,” added Andrade.
How will this affect the North American price for berries?
