Two academics from New Zealand's Lincoln University delivered lectures at Yunnan Agricultural University's 'Red Soil' forum on the evening of 28 October 2026, attracting nearly 200 mas...
Zespri has sold 95 percent of its New Zealand kiwifruit crop, with about 11 million trays remaining. The company expects each fruit category to be largely sold out by the end of November in what is it...
New Zealand kiwifruit company Zespri is assessing the purchase of locally grown SunGold G3 kiwifruit in China to curb the expansion of unauthorised orchards of the variety there, the New Zealand Heral...
International investors have moved swiftly to acquire five Hawke's Bay apple orchards managed by New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL) after grower-exporter Kiwi Crunch entered external administrat...
New Zealand's apple industry is set to continue its recovery in 2027, with commercial production estimated at 590,000 tonnes and fresh apple exports at 410,000 tonnes, according to a new report fr...
Zespri has released its 2026 Mid-Autumn limited edition gift box range at the China International Fruit Expo, continuing its 'healthy reunion' theme and renewing its partnership with the Templ...
Zespri SunGold (G3) kiwifruit commands a high per-fruit price on supermarket shelves, with its value derived from a complete cost structure spanning variety development to cold-chain transport. Since ...
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Wellington office (FAS/Wellington) forecasts a strong recovery for New Zealand's fresh apple industry following the severe damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle ...
New Zealand's agriculture is built on market-driven, technology-led pastoral farming and horticulture, contributing about 10.5% of GDP and 81.9% of merchandise export value, making it a major glob...
The Asiafruit Statistics Handbook 2026, an annual statistical guide to fresh produce trade in Asia published by Asiafruit, was released at the Asiafruit Knowledge Centre during Asia Fruit Logistica in...
The 2026 Asia Fruit Data Handbook, an annual statistical guide to fresh produce trade in Asia produced by Asiafruit, was released at the Asiafruit Knowledge Centre during Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong ...
China's fruit and fruit product exports reached USD 700 million in August 2026, up 17.79 percent year on year, on volume of 613,400 tonnes, up 17.78 percent, according to customs statistics cited ...
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has wrapped up a week-long visit to China, with the accompanying business delegation securing multiple agricultural export agreements. Zespri chairman Bruce Cameron signed...
The final charter vessel of Zespri's 2026 New Zealand kiwifruit season, the Whero, has departed Tauranga for Shanghai carrying more than 1.7 million trays, or 6120 tonnes, of SunGold destined for ...
Kiwifruit originated in China, with seeds taken to New Zealand in 1904. Local merchants, concerned about export trade, renamed Chinese gooseberry to kiwifruit (borrowing the name of the native bird ki...
A 106-mu standardised Sijiyou pomelo planting base and its supporting packing factory in Zhongkui village, Mazhan town, Cangnan county, Zhejiang province, passed Wenzhou Customs verification in August...
Consul Wang Chengguang, Director of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Consulate General in Auckland, and Consul Guo Pengwen visited NZ Avocado Group on 29 September and exchanged views...
China is the birthplace of the kiwifruit. New Zealanders took the seeds, bred the fruit into kiwifruit and patented varieties including SunGold and the red kiwifruit, meaning Chinese growers must buy ...
Procurement channels for imported and premium fruit in China underwent restructuring in 2026, with prices nearly halving compared with previous years but compliance risks rising in tandem. Three main ...
The 2026 China International Fruit Expo has opened, with Zespri presenting a range of kiwifruit varieties. According to Jiang Shijie, the company's president for Greater China and South Asia, Zesp...
The 2026 China International Fruit Expo was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 26 to 28 August, hosted by the China Chamber of Commerce of Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native ...
The 2026 Australia-China fruit, vegetable and nut industry dinner was held at the Peace Hotel in Shanghai on 27 August, attracting more than 170 Chinese and Australian attendees. John Said, deputy cha...
JD. com's Zespri official flagship store is offering a gift box of six Zespri New Zealand SunGold kiwifruit (88-103g each) at 32.99 yuan. The promotion has achieved 50,000 units in sales with a 98...
Importing premium fruit involves passing three essential checks: the market access list, the registered company list, and designated ports. Currently, fruit from over 40 countries and nearly 100 varie...
A guide to top imported fruits highlights Chilean cherries at NZ$60-120 per 500g, Thai Monthong durian at NZ$40-80 per 500g, Peruvian blueberries at NZ$30-60 per punnet, and New Zealand kiwifruit at N...