JD.com teams up with neighbourhood stores

JD.com teams up with neighbourhood stores
Chinese e-commerce leader JD.com is to offer franchised fresh fruit sections to the country’s small retailers.  The “JD’s Good Fruits” initiative allows small independent shop owners access to JD’s fresh […]
Tue 21/07/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Port of Nansha to build new mega-warehouse complex

Port of Nansha to build new mega-warehouse complex
Not satisfied with just being one of the world’s five busiest container ports, the Port of Nansha in southern China is building a mega-warehouse complex that will include six eight-storey […]
Mon 20/07/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Chinese apple exports rebound as EU struggles

Chinese apple exports rebound as EU struggles
The 2019/20 global apple crop is projected to be up 7% to 75.8 million tons, as China rebounds from last year’s frost-hit campaign, more than offsetting plummeting production in the […]
Wed 24/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Vietnamese bananas land on South Korean retail shelves

Vietnamese bananas land on South Korean retail shelves
The Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea has held a ceremony to celebrate the arrival of its bananas in the lucrative market. The first of the fruit from Vietnam officially arrived […]
Wed 24/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Global grape output climbs 4% despite EU losses

Global grape output climbs 4% despite EU losses
The global 2019/20 grape crop is projected to grow 4% to 23.4 million tons, thanks to rebounding China supplies, according to USDA/FAS data. However, exports are expected to shrink slightly […]
Tue 23/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

China drives larger pear crop

China drives larger pear crop
The world’s pear output in the 2019/20 campaign is projected to rise 12% to 23.0 million as rebounding output in China more than offsets weather-induced losses in the EU, according […]
Mon 22/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

China to host Thai fruit festival

China to host Thai fruit festival
Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion has organised a festival to be held across eight Chinese cities to promote Thai fruit imports. The Nation Thailand reports that the Thailand Fruit […]
Tue 02/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Strong rise in Thailand’s durian exports 

Strong rise in Thailand’s durian exports 
Despite the ongoing disruptions to global trade, Thailand’s durian exports rose by over a quarter increased by over a quarter in the first three months of 2020 to US$264 million, […]
Tue 19/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Filipino produce continues to enter new markets

Filipino produce continues to enter new markets
The Philippines continues to open new markets around the world for its agri-food products, even during the Covid-19 pandemic. In just the last two months, the country has sent its […]
Tue 19/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

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