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Chile’s Kiwifruit Season Starts Strong with High Quality ExpectedChilean Kiwifruit Committee releases its first report of the 2019 season April 24, 2019
Andrew
Ecuador Leads China Flower Imports, Dazzles Visitors at 21st HORTIFLOREXPO in ShanghaiOn April, 20 2019, fresh flower traders, retailers, and enthusiasts from 57 countries and regions flocked to Shanghai’s New International Exposition Center to behold the stunning varieties of flowers on display at the 21st annual HORTIFLOREXPO. Ecuador’s country pavilion stood out among the show’s 800 exhibitors and dazzled visitors with arrangements of unique rose, gypsophila, and summer flower varieties that have made Ecuador China’s leading flower supplier for the past 2 years. April 21, 2019
NL

Multicolored roses by Azaya Gardens
Chilean Fruit Exports to China Grow by 11% in 2018/19 SeasonLed by China, the Asian market has registered the strongest growth in terms of export volume for Chilean fresh fruit for the 2018/19 season. According to data from the Chilean Fruit Exporter Association (ASOEX), Chile exported around 351,182 tons of fruit to China, accounting for 22.8% of Chile’s total fruit shipments in the 2018/19 season. April 21, 2019
Jing Zang
Press Release: ‘Sweeki’ Harvest Begins In Chile, Sales From Italy ContinueThe harvest of the top-quality kiwi for the Sweeki brand has started in Chile. Origine Group plans to sell 2,000 tons of Italian kiwifruit, and intends to sell the same amount from Chile as well. April 03, 2019
Andrew D
Peru becomes first ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA partner countryUnderlining its rapidly growing presence in Asian markets, Peru has been nominated as the first official partner country to the continent’s leading fresh produce trade show. April 02, 2019
Produce Report
A Hit With Consumers, Chilean Sugar Plums Drive Chile’s Stone Fruit Growth in ChinaDemand for high brix fruit surely is a large part of the runaway success of Chilean sugar plums in the China market in recent years, where export volumes rose more than 70-fold in four years from 165 tons in the 2014/15 season to 10,584 tons in the 2017/18 season. This season is also seeing an in-store promotional campaign by the Chilean Stone Fruit Committee of ASOEX dedicated specifically to sugar plums. March 27, 2019
Dan Siekman

Sugar plums. Image courtesy of ASOEX.
Colombia to Host 9th World Avocado Forum—China Market Access in the WorksThe city of Medellín Colombia will host the 9th World Avocado Congress, held on September 24 to 26, 2019 and organized by Corpohass and Agrilink. Colombia’s avocado production and industry are growing rapidly. The Country is working on gaining market access for avocados in China. March 17, 2019
Dan Siekman
Argentine & Uruguayan Blueberries Look to China for New HorizonsTo explore the blueberry industry in Argentina and Uruguay, Produce Report talked with two industry insiders at Fruit Logistica 2019, held in Berlin from February 6-8. March 11, 2019
Jing Zang
International Women's Day Event Urges Women to "Color Up Your Life With Grapes from Chile"The Table Grape Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) on March 8 in Shanghai celebrated International Women’s Day and the start of the Chilean grape season in China with a flash store event at the Fengshengli branch of the celebrated La Fantasia dessert café. March 10, 2019
Dan Siekman
Spring has Arrived in China, and with it Stone Fruit from ChileMarch marks “Chilean Stone Fruits Month,” a promotional campaign for Chilean stone fruits in China, organized on behalf of the Chilean Stone Fruit Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), with the support of ProChile Shanghai. This is the second year that Chilean stone fruits have been promoted in China and this year’s larger campaign aims to build on the success of last year’s. March 01, 2019
Andrew D

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