Government officials are holding discussions with China on exporting Malaysia’s honey jackfruit and swiftlet nests following the successful export of frozen whole musang king durians and MD2 pineapples to that country. Agriculture minister Salahuddin Ayub said procedures and protocols were being prepared by the ministry for the export ofContinue Reading
At a 1,000-hectare plantation in the deep south of the Philippines, dozens of middle-aged workers sing along to oldies such as “Hotel California” as they prepare freshly picked bananas for export to China. “In the afternoon, it’s like a disco,” said Naiall Biol, manager at the farm in DavaoContinue Reading
The Trade Negotiations Department says shipments of fruits and vegetables to China rose by 31% year-on-year to US$1.2 billion in the January-May period, boosted by the Asean-China Free Trade Area. Of the total value, fruit exports accounted for USD 838.61 million, up 123%, while durian represented the largest exportContinue Reading
Cambodia has urged China to speed work on phytosanitary requirements to greenlight exports of Cambodian mangoes. On Thursday, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon and a Chinese delegation led by Hu Wei, Vice Minister of the Administration of Customs of China, met in Phnom Penh to discuss phytosanitary requirements for theContinue Reading
The secretary of the Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association (MFVP), was quoted recently in the Burmese press as saying that avocados from Myanmar would be granted market access by China within this year. Export of Burmese avocados to China may officially begin by December orContinue Reading
Malaysia is all geared to satisfy China’s craving for a pungent, football-sized thorny fruit. That’s because China’s General Administration of Customs has approved imports of frozen whole durian fruit starting May 30 following an agreement signed in August, according to Sim Tze Tzin, Malaysia’s deputy minister for agriculture andContinue Reading
China has overtaken Japan as the biggest foreign market of Philippine bananas, buying more than 1.1 million metric tons in 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. In an interview with Xinhua, PSA Assistant Secretary and Officer-in-Charge Josie Perez said China has bought a total of 1.165Continue Reading
Bananas from southeastern Mexico will soon be on their way to Chinese consumers after the signing of a bilateral agreement. A process that began with the previous federal government concluded with the signing of a phytosanitary protocol by Agriculture and Rural Development Secretary Víctor Villalobos Arámbula and Chinese officialContinue Reading
Cambodia yesterday began the process of sending its first shipment of bananas to the Chinese market, after five local companies were greenlighted by the Chinese government last month. During a ceremony attended by Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon, 100 tonnes of bananas were stored at a warehouse in Phnom Penh,Continue Reading
A slight but distinct aroma of the King of Fruits wafted through the air within the ballroom of a hotel here as booths were set up to promote durian and its products in China. A two-day Malaysia Durian Festival was organised in conjunction with the Belt and Road ForumContinue Reading
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L. P. Marsudi and Chinese Customs and Excise Minister Ni Yue Feng inked a trade protocol on mangosteen exports to the economic giant, Thursday, after it permitted Indonesia to re-export. “This cooperation is part of the efforts to boost connectivity and investment,” Marsudi remarked beforeContinue Reading
An executive of one of the country’s major pineapple producers recently complained to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati about the difficulties his company encountered in exporting the company’s pineapples to China, one of the world’s largest buyers of tropical fruits. The businessman, who owns a large pineapple plantation inContinue Reading
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