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The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has announced a temporary ban on imports of citrus from China, following the detection of harmful organisms in shipments, according […]
Wed 22/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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City’Super is a mega-lifestyle specialty store. In 2010, the first City’Super store opened in Shanghai Pudong, and is dedicated to catering to people who enjoy the finer things in life. […]
Tue 21/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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In the first eight months of 2019, China imported more than 5.11 million tons of fresh fruit for a value of US$7.32 billion, thus recording a growth of 35% and […]
Tue 21/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The US and China have announced the signing of a “phase-one” trade deal, an agreement which will involve China buying an extra US$40-50 billion of US agricultural products over the […]
Mon 20/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Following the signing of a new FTA between Japan and the US, Japanese retailers have moved promptly to slash prices of US fresh produce. The new trade deal was signed […]
Wed 15/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Hong Kong’s Fenix Group is exploring the sale of a majority stake in the owner of high-end supermarket chain City’super. Bloomberg reports that the deal could be worth US$300 million […]
Tue 14/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
India continues to become an important market for Forelle from South Africa. This year returns on Forelle was 20-23$ CNF as per carton in the later half of the year. […]
Thu 02/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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China’s fruit imports have been rising rapidly over recent years, as more and more fruits gain access to the market and import procedures are simplified. In 2018, imports totaled 4.86 […]
Wed 01/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The annual must-attend conference and expo for India’s fresh fruit and vegetable business, Fresh Produce India, will take place between 22 and 24 April 2020. With so much to see, […]
Mon 30/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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One area in which Chinese online retail giant Alibaba is considered to be weak is in local services, at least compared with its rival Meituan (owned by Tencent). Meituan’s quarterly […]
Mon 30/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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After protracted negotiations lasting 15 years, Argentine lemons have finally been granted access to the Chinese market. Argentina’s agriculture minister, Luis Basterra, and deputy minister of the General Administration of […]
Mon 30/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Thanks to chartered planes, Chilean cherries are now reaching China every week. With weekly arrivals at Zhengzhou airport, in the capital of China’s central Henan Province, the fruits are then distributed to the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other second-tier cities in the country, according to Xinhuanet.com.
Mon 30/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
