How China’s blueberry boom is reaching Southeast Asia on faster trade links

Exports of fresh blueberries from China are surging, with an outsize share bound for Southeast Asia – and the vast trade and infrastructure links that helped turn the region into its largest trading partner are keeping the fruit fresh and relatively inexpensive.
China shipped US$24.4 million of fresh blueberries and cranberries in April, according to its General Administration of Customs.

Exports reached US$38.8 million in the first quarter of this year, compared with US$50.8 million for all of...