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Thailand is the world’s largest producer of tropical fruits, with China its largest export destination. Thailand also imports large quantities of temperate fruits from China. Data from 2017 show that […]
Mon 26/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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China’s growing taste for avocado has led to the first consignment of New Zealand avocado to arrive on its shores. In the first batch to arrive, 40 boxes, totalling 220 […]
Mon 26/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Last Tuesday, the first 1,080 boxes of Sunkist oranges from the United States arrived in central China’s Hubei Province. This shipment marked Hubei’s first direct import of American fruit. Wuhan […]
Mon 19/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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DB Schenker operates the first block train with a shipment of 11 refrigerator containers carrying fresh produce, departing from Chengdu Qingbaijiang International Railway Port. The circa 10,000 kilometre journey will […]
Mon 19/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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On Jan 31, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) published a list of fresh fruits that have recently been given permission to export to different foreign countries. […]
Mon 19/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
China exported 1.3 million tons of apples in 2017, worth US$1.5 billion. Compared with 2016, volumes were down 0.33%, while export value fell 0.64%. The top export markets for Chinese […]
Thu 15/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The brand new Linyi-Jiaxing Market – a wholesale distribution centre for fresh fruits – opened on 28th January in Linyi City, Shandong in eastern China. The facility cost US$190 and […]
Wed 14/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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One of the UK’s leading berry producers has moved part of its raspberry and blueberry production to China’s Yunnan province as it is no longer sure of being able to […]
Wed 14/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The prices for imported fruit to China, such as cherries, are falling while sales are soaring. Local fruit producers are not too happy about this. Chilean cherries used to cost […]
Thu 01/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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China’s avocado imports jumped by about 50% from 2010 to 2016. Data from Chinese Customs indicates that the country imported 25,000 tons of avocado in 2016, a 57% year-on-year growth […]
Thu 01/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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There was a positive outcome to visits by Chinese inspectors from 13 to 19 January to assess cold treatment in Italian factories prior to shipment to China. The visit was […]
Wed 31/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The first promotional campaign for Chilean fruits has been officially launched in China through food dispensing machines. The campaign is conducted in partnership with Miss Fresh, one of China’s largest […]
Wed 31/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
