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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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As of February 1st, 2018, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control has allowed a further five Turkish tomato producers to import tomatoes. This move is seen as part […]
Mon 19/02/2018 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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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
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The low average prices paid to Spanish strawberry growers in the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons discouraged their production and led to a reduced planted surface area and an increase in […]
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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Russia imported 530,000 ton of potato in January- August 2017, of double of the same period of 2016. At the same time, the import of 2016 was 2 times less […]
Wed 14/02/2018 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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Peru’s blueberry exports soar by 48% to US$356 million In just five years, Peru has seen its exports of blueberries increase one thousand fold making it one of the world’s […]
Wed 14/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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In a bid to reduce the country’s trade deficit, Algeria has announced a ban on imports of 900 products, according to the Algerian Ministry of Commerce. The ban covering products […]
Mon 12/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Turkey’s agricultural output up Turkey’s output of agricultural products rose in 2017. Fruit production was up 9.7%, to 21 million tons, while vegetable volumes grew by 4.2%, to 31 million […]
Mon 29/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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After a boom in imports to China in 2017, the powerhouse’s importers are optimistic about the prospects for 2018. According to Chinese customs data, in 2017, China’s imports rose by […]
Mon 29/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
