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As a popular fruit in China, blueberries are highly nutritious and have a good taste, in short, they have no disadvantages except being expensive.
The good news is that Serbia, Europe's largest producer of blueberries, is going to break into the mainland fruit market. So this wave of Serbian blueberry imports, can the price of blueberries come down? Why are continental blueberries so expensive? Is it because of low yields?
Blueberry status
As a matter of fact, the situation on the mainland is rather complicated, and it is indeed true that supply exceeds demand. It is said that blueberries are grown on a large scale every year, but it is actually true.
At present, by 2023, the number of provinces that have settled for blueberries has changed from the initial 10 to 27, how many provinces are there in the country? At present, there are only 34 provincial-level administrative regions in the country, and it can be said that almost all the whole country is growing blueberries, with an annual output of 348,900 tons.
Why are blueberries still so expensive on such a large scale and in such a large production? This really has to admire the domestic consumption power.
Take the watermelon that many people are familiar with, in 2018, according to the data of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the mainland consumed a full 70 million tons of watermelon in 2018, and the blueberry is a small one. There's a long way to go to meet your daily needs. Since the supply is far less than the market, it is reasonable to be a little more expensive, after all, scarce is expensive.
Another factor in the high price of blueberries lies in the large amount of human and financial resources invested in the planting process, the industrial chain of blueberries is labor-intensive, but slowly, it has also added hundreds of millions of points of technology, soil improvement, variety cultivation, cultivation technology, etc., no matter which one is the existence of a gold-swallowing beast. Since there is more investment in human and financial resources, it is natural that the value of blueberries will rise.
However, Serbia is not the only blueberry supplier in the world, the United States of America is also free in the United States, but also Spain and Canada, and Peru has even been the world's largest blueberry supplier for four consecutive years.
Serbia is favored
First of all, as a trading partner, it is normal to support the economic development of the other party, which is actually the reason on the surface, this is on May 8, when President Xi met with the President of Serbia, he publicly told reporters that we should work together in the global village and in the new era. Of course, expanding blueberry imports is just one of the initiatives.
Secondly, the expansion of imports, followed by strict control, before export, Serbian orchards, packaging plants, quarantine have been meticulously checked, do not look at the mainland now clearly expand the import of Serbian blueberries, our health, is also highly valued by the state.
Finally, good product quality is really good. Serbian blueberries are very unfavorable in terms of production capacity, due to the warm and pleasant climate, so Serbian blueberries will ripen at least two weeks earlier than other countries, do not underestimate this time difference, the sooner you enter the market, the more you can seize the market.
In addition to premature birth, production is also a very undesirable existence, according to the official statistics of the Serbian Fruit Association, there are about 2,500 hectares of modern blueberry plantations in Serbia alone. Many people have seen football fields, but there are less than 2,500 hectares of football fields in 1,000 fields. In 2022, Serbia produced a whopping 6,500 tonnes of blueberries. Premature production is also a guarantee of quality, and the strength of Serbian blueberries can be seen.
Seeing this, many foodies in the mainland may have trembling hearts and excited hands, will the import of Serbian blueberries reduce the price of blueberries and realize the freedom of blueberries?
Can blueberry prices come down?
First of all, it can be said with certainty that you can wash and sleep, and you can have everything in your dreams. At present, the population of the mainland is a full 1.4 billion people, and the blueberry suppliers on the mainland are only Serbia, and Serbia's blueberry trade is not put in one basket, nor can it be put in one basket, and Serbia will sell these blueberries to major markets such as France and Germany.
Therefore, the quantity of blueberries supplied to the mainland can be seen.
Secondly, there is a clearer point, imported things have a characteristic, that is, expensive, which actually has nothing to do with whether this item is precious or not, after all, shipped from abroad, the freight is often expensive, not to mention, Serbia and the mainland trade cooperation, are excellent quality blueberries.
Then, the price of this blueberry is definitely much more expensive than ordinary blueberries. Will Serbian blueberries drop in price? It should be unlikely, not that Serbia is unwilling to cut, the main thing is that the cost is here, and Serbia does not have much room to reduce the price of blueberries. After all, you can't lose money and make money, can you?
Now that it has been said that the price of blueberries naturally cannot rely on the shouting of those crazy people in the live broadcast room, it is still necessary to increase the production of blueberries, why is the output of blueberries so unsatisfactory, so that the continent with its vast land and resources has to rely on imports?
Why is blueberry production so sluggish?
First of all, there are many blueberries that may be honorably "laid off" before they are patronized by foodies. Some of the blueberries seen on the market may have "disappeared" in advance, so where did the disappeared blueberries go?
Blueberries themselves are rich in moisture, and more importantly, they have thinner skins. These forms are a chain trap, with thinner blueberry skins that break easily during transportation, and moisture and sugar being one of the main culprits of fruit rot.
Secondly, the planting of blueberries has relatively strict requirements for the geographical environment and climate, most of the current blueberry planting is in the northeast, in order to realize the idea of planting blueberries in the north and south of the river, all parts of the mainland are also painstaking, such as Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Xiaoshan specially engaged in the cultivation base, greenhouse.
In addition to these, Xiaoshan is also an excellent variety of blueberries to buy, and has developed an integrated drip irrigation system of water and fertilizer. What are the most important needs of these efforts to make blueberries fit for survival and increase yields?
It's not wisdom, it's gold. Although the investment is so huge, but no matter how cautious it is, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents, blueberries themselves are not indigenous to the mainland, and it is indeed difficult to guarantee that some blueberries will not adapt to the soil and water, and eventually die in a foreign land. Naturally, this affects the yield of blueberries.
summary
Therefore, to sum up, Serbia imports blueberries to the mainland, and it will not become the "roll king" of the blueberry market at all, and it is still impossible for foodies to eat affordable blueberries. One more channel, and the opportunities for foodies will also be one more point. As a qualified foodie, what does it matter if you don't have affordable blueberries?
Sources of information:
Analysis of China's blueberry planting area, output and market situation in 2024_Zhongyan Puhua_Zhongyan.com https://www.chinairn.com/hyzx/20240516/174823719.shtml
General Administration of Customs: Imports are allowed! Blueberries in Serbia are coming https://export.shobserver.com/baijiahao/html/747444.html
General Administration of Customs: Allow the import of Serbian fresh blueberries that meet the relevant requirements https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1798541153244474448&wfr=spider&for=pc
Serbian blueberries are allowed to China! Europe's largest blueberry producer has "rolled" into the Chinese market, and local companies are ready to "do a big job" https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1798760480925284927&wfr=spider&for=pc
Blueberry "settles down" in Xiaoshan's technical counterattack road-Hangzhou Image-Hangzhou.com https://pic.hangzhou.com.cn/hzyx/content/content_8729192_0.html
Blueberry (common name for a blue-fruited plant of the genus Bilberry in the Rhododendron family)_Baidu Encyclopedia https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%93%9D%E8%8E%93/6401?fr=ge_ala#11
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