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Horti China 2018: How Holland Leads the Way in Global Greenhouse Horticulture

In Holland, “the government is responsible for creating the enabling environment, and research and industry work together closely on solutions,” says Wouter Verhey, Agriculture Counsellor at the Dutch embassy in Beijing

December 24, 2018
Dan Siekman

Greenhouses take up much of the available land area in Westland in the Netherlands. Image: NASA

Cherries from Chile Kicks off 2018/19 Season Promotional Campaign

The Chilean Cherry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) today held two events at Shanghai supermarkets that signaled the start of its major promotional efforts for Chilean cherries in China during the 2018/19 season.

December 12, 2018
Dan Siekman
Horti China 2018: China's Rapidly Evolving Greenhouse Horticulture Infrastructure

It’s an exciting time to be involved in horticulture in China. The industry is large, growing rapidly and undergoing big upgrades in investment, technology and growing practices.

December 04, 2018
Dan Siekman

Fulco Wijdooge at the Ridder booth at Horti China 2018

Horti China 2018: France's Horticulture Industry has Much to Offer China

“Horticulture and agriculture specialist companies in France have reached a size where they are ready to export and go international. French horticulture is already known in China through the major seed manufactures like Limagrain or Vilmorin. But we have much more to offer,”

December 03, 2018
Dan Siekman

Members of the delegation from France meet officials from Sichuan province during Horti China 2018

Horti China 2018: Central China, a Rising Market for Imported Fruit

“All the foreign exporters know Guangzhou and Shanghai,” says Fan. “But those markets are becoming very mature now. Every time a big arrival of imported fruit gets opened at a wholesale market in one of those places, we can see the price going down. Such a big quantity cannot be absorbed in such a short time.”

November 26, 2018
Dan Siekman
Horti China 2018: S&A Trials Breakthrough Winter Blueberry Crop from New Chinese Farm

With a new berry farm in far southwestern China, S&A can be, “completely counter-seasonal to China’s main domestic blueberry production,” which runs from roughly April to September. S&A can thereby offer domestically produced blueberries to Chinese consumers as a fresher alternative to imports from Peru and Chile that has a smaller carbon footprint.

November 25, 2018
Dan Siekman

Oliver Davies, Director of Operations, Asia Pacific, at S&A Fresh Produce

China Green Week, Horti China Bring Together Fresh Produce Industry in Shanghai

China Green Week, a leading trade show in China for both the domestic and international fresh produce and horticultural industries, concluded in Shanghai today to praise from exhibitors and visitors.

November 23, 2018
Dan Siekman
Our Picks: Top Produce Retail Trends and Products from PMA Fresh Summit

Produce Report was once again on-hand at the 2018 edition of Fresh Summit, held October 18 to 20 in Orlando, Florida, to talk to fresh produce industry leaders, identify trends and check out the newest products. As usual, we paid special attention to the Fresh Ideas Showcase.

November 12, 2018
Dan Siekman
Celebrating the Launch of Mainland Australian Cherries in China!

2018/19 is the the first in which significant volumes of mainland Australia cherries will be sent by air freight to China. The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries held an Australian Cherry Launch event in Shanghai on November 6 to celebrate the new market access and give potential Chinese buyers a taste of this year’s early season cherries freshly flown in from Australia. Key fruit purchasers told Produce Report they are excited about the availability of high-quality Australian cherries earlier in the southern hemisphere season.

November 12, 2018
Dan Siekman
'Romancing the Trees' with Kyle Mathison of Stemilt Growers

Kyle is part of the fourth generation of Mathisons to farm the land in the Wenatchee area, with his great grandfather having planted his first apple, pear and cherry orchards there in 1914. Kyle’s father Tom Mathison founded Stemilt Growers in 1964 after becoming among the first cherry grower/packers in the United States to start employing modern cold chain practices. Tom gave Kyle the responsibility of running the pear and cherry side of Stemilt’s operation in 1969 when he was 17 years old — and he’s been “romancing the trees” ever since.

November 06, 2018
Dan Siekman

Image: Stemilt Growers

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