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In light of the ongoing trade war with China, the US is exploring openings in other Asian markets. As part of this strategy, the US Department of Agriculture sent delegates […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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South Korea’s retail sector is currently going through a period of intense price competition. The growth in the country’s online retail sales is in stark contrast with the picture in […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Retail giant Alibaba’s sales and digital marketing platform, Juhuasuan, offers its customers the chance to pre-order goods, even before they’ve been harvested. The service, called ‘Jutudi’, was launched in 2014 […]
Mon 21/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Japan’s cherry production fell 5% in the 2018/19 campaign five to 18,100 tons, of which 16,200 tons was commercially distributed, according to FAS/Tokyo data. For the 2019/20 campaign, a further […]
Thu 17/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Japan’s 2018/19 peach crop was down 9.5% to 111,500 tons, as the hot June and July with little rainfall during the maturation period July reduced fruit size. The 2019/20 harvest […]
Wed 16/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
The US-China trade war shows no signs of letting up any time soon. Over 1,000 US agricultural and related products have become subjected to higher tariffs since April 2018. The […]
Wed 16/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
South Africa has seen a general decline in shipments of citrus to Japan. Since 2013, citrus volumes (mainly grapefruit) shipped to the Asian country have slipped from 62,000 pallets per […]
Thu 10/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Cooperation with University of Bologna on new Pear varieties development Next Trade Fair: Fruit Attraction Madrid (22-24 October) Now that Asia Fruit Logistica is over, CIV – Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti […]
Wed 09/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Chinese eat about 73% of the world’s persimmons, 68% of its pears, 67% of its watermelons, 58% of its peaches and plums, 50% of its kiwifruit, 49% of its […]
Mon 23/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Australia’s 2019/20 peach and nectarine crop is set to climb 2% to 96,000 tons from the previous year, according to FAS Canberra data. The growth is due to old varieties […]
Fri 20/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Peruvian companies taking part in the international trade fair put a figure of US$180 million on the business deals closed following the event
Thu 19/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Taiwan’s peach and nectarine crop is predicted to contract 25% in 2019 to 17,000 tons, due to quality issues and lower domestic demand. The lower quality of this year’s crop […]
Fri 13/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
