Oceania

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Cathay Pacific Resumes Flights To Serve Tasmanian Cherry ExportsCathay Pacific recently resumed its seasonal freight service to meet the shipping needs of Tasmanian produce exporters.	December 19, 2021 Jing Zang
Zespri Wraps Up New Zealand Kiwifruit Season With Final ShipmentZespri has shipped out this season’s final batch of New Zealand kiwifruit, with SunGold exports surpassing 100 million trays for the first time.	December 05, 2021 Emily F
An Interview With Zespri: A Record-Breaking 2021 in ChinaIn a recent interview with Produce Report, Zespri’s Jiang Shijie discussed topics ranging from the new RubyRed cultivar to future priorities for the China market.	November 18, 2021 Jing Zang
Australia Kicks Off Stone Fruit Export SeasonAustralian stone fruit exporters are expected to face considerable pressure this season as trade tensions between Australia and China continue to build.	November 07, 2021 Jing Zang
Australian Fruit Exports to China Drop 35% Led by Grapes, CitrusAustralia’s fruit exports to China fell in 2020/21 for the first time since 2009/10 as trade tensions between the two countries continued to build.	October 21, 2021 Dan Siekman
Australia’s Table Grape Exports to China Down 22% in 2020/21In marketing year 2020/21, exports of Australian table grapes to China fell by 20,000 metric tons (22%) compared with the previous year.	October 11, 2021 Jing Zang
Zespri Enacts Swift Response as China Detects SARS-CoV-2 on KiwifruitOn Sept. 22, samples from a batch of Zespri kiwifruit reportedly tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in China’s Jiangsu province.	September 29, 2021 Jing Zang
New Grape Varieties Bred From Shine Muscat Grown in AustraliaSeven new grape cultivars bearing the excellent genes of the Shine Muscat variety have been grown in Australia and are set to come into commercial production in 2022.	September 23, 2021 Jing Zang
Vietnamese Ri6 Durians in Hot Demand in AustraliaVietnamese Ri6 durians have proved a hit with Australian consumers, with exports expected to reach 150 tons.	August 15, 2021 Emily F
Is Yunnan’s Prizewinning Apple a Copycat?Shenzhen SVM Variety Management and New Zealand’s Prevar Ltd. are pursuing legal action against the alleged infringement and misappropriation of their plant breeders’ rights for the PremA280 apple variety.	July 23, 2021 Emily C