Where one might expect Sweden to be very active in terms of importing produce for the holidays, the market is actually surprisingly quiet at the moment, according to Henrik Petersson of Hembergs.
Last Tuesday, Fresh fruit firm IG International announced they would be importing Alphonso mangoes from South Africa in order to be able to cater to the domestic market in the ongoing festive season.
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines reported that their transport of fresh produce has increased in the last 5 years from 2 planes per year to more than 200 this year.
People in Singapore are eating more wholegrain, fruit and vegetables, and consuming fewer calories, however it is their high consumption of sugar and salt that has the authorities concerned.
Following a regulatory change earlier this year, persimmons grown in Japan will go on sale in Australia this month for the first time, the Sydney office of the Japan External Trade Organization has stated.
According to projections by Lima's Chamber of Commerce (CCL), Peruvian organic banana exports will increase by 10% this year over 2017 and exceed 160 million dollars.
Mexican tomato exporters fear that Florida producers in the United States may curb the suspension agreement that allows them to send tomatoes to that market without tariffs, which would artificially increase its price and put the crops at risk.
India’s antitrust regulator has ordered a probe into alleged anti-competitive practices by Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk and Dubai’s DP World at the terminals they operate at the country’s largest container port in Mumbai.
The United States is hungry for food products from India. While it exports blueberries to India, it imports basmati rice, mango, spices and a few other products.
