# Xinhua Silk Road: Blueberries from E China's Rizhao enter Russian market

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- Published: 2026-07-06T14:36:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

BEIJING, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — After gaining traction at home, blueberries
from Rizhao City in east China’s Shandong Province have entered the markets of Russia’s
Novosibirsk region via overland cold-chain transport channels.

In the large-scale planting bases of Chentuan Town in Rizhao, Rizhao Agricultural
Development Group operates nearly 46.67 hectares of blueberry fields, producing 
more than 400 tonnes of blueberries annually.

[⌊Photo shows some boxes of blueberries ready for shipment to overseas markets in
Rizhao City, east China's Shandong Province. (Source: Publicity Department of CPC
Rizhao Municipal Committee)⌉⌊Photo shows some boxes of blueberries ready for shipment
to overseas markets in Rizhao City, east China's Shandong Province. (Source: Publicity
Department of CPC Rizhao Municipal Committee)⌉[
Photo shows some boxes of blueberries
ready for shipment to overseas markets in Rizhao City, east China’s Shandong Province.(
Source: Publicity Department of CPC Rizhao Municipal Committee)

These blueberries, known for their pleasant taste and suitability for long-term 
storage under strict management of planting, picking, processing and storage, helped
the company win the first couple of certified qualifications for export-oriented
blueberry plantation and packaging in Rizhao.

Since late April, the company has exported local blueberries to Russia’s Novosibirsk
in several batches, opening a new path for local blueberry exports to the Russian
market.

Such initial shipments also enabled the Rizhao-based company to establish a stable
supply chain for blueberry export and optimize related transport and storage procedures
for smooth customs clearance.

Currently, regular supply of blueberries for overseas sales has been realized in
the city where Russian merchants visited local blueberry packaging workshops for
potential purchases.

[⌊Photo shows a Russian trader visiting a blueberry packaging workshop in Rizhao
City, east China's Shandong Province. (Source: Publicity Department of CPC Rizhao
Municipal Committee)⌉⌊Photo shows a Russian trader visiting a blueberry packaging
workshop in Rizhao City, east China's Shandong Province. (Source: Publicity Department
of CPC Rizhao Municipal Committee)⌉[
Photo shows a Russian trader visiting a blueberry
packaging workshop in Rizhao City, east China’s Shandong Province. (Source: Publicity
Department of CPC Rizhao Municipal Committee)

Quality has always been at the core of Rizhao Agricultural Development Group’s blueberry
production, said Qin Gang, an employee of the company.

From planting to post-picking quality control, every step is done in strict accordance
with relevant quality requirements, and a full-process traceability system is also
put in place to ensure the premium quality of every blueberry, stressed Qin.

For its exporter partners, the company’s self-owned large-scale blueberry production
bases and cold-chain processing center assure them of the stable quality of blueberries
and reliable supplies.

Key parts of its standardized full-chain management regime such as systems for pest
monitoring, packaging workshop management, and product traceability reveal potential
advantages in scaling up supply to explore more markets.

In Rizhao, local business-driven blueberry planting, seedling cultivation, picking,
processing, product R&D and study tours are now in full swing, extending its blueberry
industrial chains and boosting the local economy.

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