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Argentina’s lemon exports to the United States have officially begun, with the first shipments expected to arrive in around 30 days. A spokesperson for the Argentine Northwest Citizens Association (ACNOA), […]
Wed 11/04/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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On April 2, 2018, China announced that it would be immediately applying additional tariffs on 128 US products in response to similar tariffs imposed by the US. Approximately US$2 billion […]
Wed 11/04/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Amidst an escalating trade war between China and the US, a historic event went little noticed. While the US has been exporting its apples to China since the 1990s, 2015 […]
Tue 10/04/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The world’s second largest economy, China, has announced it will retaliate to the imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods imposed by the US if an agreement cannot be reached with […]
Wed 28/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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According to USDA data, in 2017, US vegetable and melon production was 6% below the 2016 level. The area harvested in 2017 was 2.48 million acres, a 4% reduction from […]
Thu 22/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Shipments of organic apples, branded under the Artisan Organic label, have arrived on India’s shores from the US. Mumbai-based Indian importer IG is working in partnership with US grower Stemilt […]
Tue 13/03/2018 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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Each winter, the US relies on produce grown in Mexico to supply its stores, with over US$17 billion of agricultural goods crossing the border in 2016. One of the main […]
Mon 12/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Following a huge harvest in Washington, the US currently has large volumes of apples in storage, with 162.6 million bushels in storage on January 1st, 13% more than the same […]
Tue 16/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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After a good 2016-2017 apple export season, 2017-18 is set to be a very good one for US apple exports. Weather conditions and international politics should give US apples the […]
Wed 03/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spanish citrus exporters feeling the pressure from Morocco in US markets are looking towards Asia instead. The US tariff on citrus imports from Spain of €0.019 per kg, which is […]
Wed 27/12/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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A big head of Hawaii avocado is expected to break Guinness record 2017-12-07 fruitpress fruit weekly. Ms. Wang of Hawaii discovered the avocado while strolling outside, at that time it […]
Mon 18/12/2017 by Richard Wilkinson