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China to Buy Colombian Bananas, Grant Avocado Market AccessColombian President Ivan Duque Marquez’s recent trip to China has opened the way for China to buy an additional $40 million worth of bananas annually from Colombia, as well as for Colombia to gain formal market access to China for avocados. August 12, 2019
Dan Siekman

Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez, center, during his visit to China
3000% Increase in Mexican Pecan Exports to ChinaAt the recent China International Tree Nuts Conference, Carlos Aldeco Reyes Retana of Sinomex Agrosolutions discussed the Mexican pecan industry and the impact of the ongoing U.S.–China trade war August 12, 2019
Andrew
Hainan Once Again Sets Sights on Durian ProductionRecent news of successful test plantations in the southern province of Hainan has raised the prospect that China may someday produce durian domestically in commercial volumes. August 10, 2019
Dan Siekman
Further Escalation in US-China Trade WarOn August 1, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration would be levying a new 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese goods and products effective September 1, 2019. August 07, 2019
Andrew D
Russia to Ban Import of Many Chinese FruitsThe Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) will on August 10 enact a temporary ban on Chinese pome and stone fruit imports due to high incidences of potentially harmful organisms being detected in shipments of fruit from China over the past few years. August 05, 2019
Dan Siekman
[Press Release] CSO Italy's 'The European Art of Taste' to Debut at Asia Fruit LogisticaMember companies of CSO Italy will exhibit their high-quality fruit exports at Asia Fruit Logistica 2019 as part of a joint pavillion that will serve as the Asia debut of the “The European Art of Taste” project. August 01, 2019
Dan Siekman
Market Analysis: China's Cherry Imports Plummet for Summer 2019According to several industry insiders, cherries in the Chinese market from Central Asian countries and Turkey are competitive in prices but have drawbacks in post-harvest practices which negatively affect fruit quality and shelf life. However, one of American cherries’ key strengths lies exactly in their proper treatment after picking so they could reach China with high levels of freshness and firmness. July 30, 2019
Jing Zang
Guangxi Mangos Hit Peak Production; Prices are StrongBaise prefecture in Guangxi province, one of China’s three largest mango-producing regions, hit peak volume of mangos this month. July 29, 2019
Dan Siekman
Fresh Jiangnan to Invest in Guangxi Province Trading Center for SE Asian FruitFresh Jiangnan, a China-based operator of a B2B fresh fruit trading platform, announced on July 19 that it had signed a contract with the government of Pingxiang county, which borders Vietnam in Guangxi province, to build a new ‘smart‘ trading center for fruits imported from Southeast Asia into China. July 28, 2019
Dan Siekman

At the signing ceremony for the new project. Image: Fresh Jiangnan
Ministry of Agriculture: China Fresh Fruit Prices Inch Down in JulyAfter rising in April, May and June, wholesale prices of widely-consumed fresh fruits in China began inching down in in the first half of July, according to statistics released by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. July 25, 2019
Dan Siekman

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