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Blockchain: What It Is, What It Isn't, and What It Means for The Produce Industry

PMA’s Ed Treacy thinks the blockchain-based solutions will be adopted across a wide range of industries, and will be, “transformational for the grocery industry,” including growers and suppliers of fresh produce.

 April 11, 2018
Dan Siekman

Ed Treacy, Vice President, Supply Chain Efficiencies for the Produce Marketing Association. Image: MZMC
First Two Months of 2018: Strong Growth in China’s Fruit Imports

Data from China Customs shows four varieties of fruit, cherries, oranges, blueberries, and bananas, registering robust year-on-year growth in both import volume and import value during the first two months of 2018.

 April 10, 2018
Jing Zang
Is this the end of ‘retailer vs supplier’? FRUIT LOGISTICA Trend Report Part 2

The leading exhibition for the global fruit trade continues to present new, groundbreaking and valuable supply chain analysis to everyone in the business.

 April 08, 2018
Anonymous
2018 Pineapple Prices Rise as Peak Season Arrives

China’s domestic pineapple market surges and prices rise as growers wave goodbye to the depressed market of previous years. Xuwen County’s “sea of pineapples” welcomes a phase of high productivity. In the meantime, pineapple imports continue to grow.

April 07, 2018
Sevan Golnazarian
CHINA FRUIT LOGISTICA ticket shop open

Visitors can now register online for China’s premier national trade show for the fresh fruit and vegetable business, which launches on 14-16 May in Shanghai.

 April 04, 2018
Anonymous
Walmart Opens 'Smart' Small Format Supermarket in Shenzhen

Walmart China has opened its first outlet in a planned new chain of small format supermarkets—joining a crowd of similar new tech-laden, delivery-oriented supermarket brands jostling to become Chinese consumers’ go-to choice for daily groceries.

 April 04, 2018
Dan Siekman
First Tauranga kiwifruit for 2018 to China sailing on March 30

As chocolate eggs are being dispensed this weekend, New Zealand kiwifruit growers are shipping a much healthier alternative to Chinese consumers.

 April 03, 2018
Anonymous
China Imposes Tariffs on US Agricultural Products, Effective Today

China today made good on its March 23 threat to respond to tariffs and planned trade actions against Chinese goods that were recently announced by the US government.

 April 02, 2018
Dan Siekman
Major changes coming to AQSIQ & China’s regulatory environment

With the consolidation of numerous food safety and regulatory agencies and administrations, including AQSIQ, Beijing looks to simplify and strengthen its control in regulating the country’s food import and export.

March 30, 2018
Andrew D
PMA Fresh Connections China 2018 Recap: China Market Primed for a "Golden Era"

Held on March 21 in Shanghai, PMA’s flagship Asia event explored trends of technology, local production, branding and more in China’s fast growing and fast evolving import fruit segment.

 March 28, 2018
Dan Siekman

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