On January 14, the Embassy of the Republic of Peru held a tasting party to celebrate the arrival of the first batch of Peruvian mangoes in Beijing. It took just three days for the mangoes to be delivered by air to China by CD Industrial Co Ltd.
Juan Carlos Capuñay Chávez, Peru's ambassador to China said that red grapes from Peru have become popular in China in the past two years, making Peru the second biggest red grape supplier to China. Peru is introducing more of its fruits such as mangoes, cherries, avocados, and some acidic fruits to the country.
As Peru is more than 16,000 kilometers away from China, transportation is the main problem for trading fruits from there, said Hao Yu, a director of Shanghai FCD Industrial Co Ltd.
She added that to keep the mangoes fresh, they chose to transport them by air, which can cost even more than the original price of the fruit.
A mango trader Jian Mubo predicted that the price of Peruvian mangoes might be more expensive than those from Australia, which are the most popular in Chinese markets at present and about 50 to 60 yuan ($7.6) per kilogram.
Ambassador Chávez said that two forms of transportation are available for the fruits, namely by sea or air, which obviously affects the price of the fruit.
