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The first half of 2020 saw fruit prices in Japan at their highest levels for a decade. The soaring prices have no doubt contributed to the drop in fruit consumption. […]
Mon 17/08/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Future consumers will attach far more importance to health and well-being food products over the coming years. In anticipation of this upcoming food movement, Takii recently launched its Phytorich concept, […]
Wed 27/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Despite the current global logistics problems, Japan’s fresh fruit imports were up 1.3% in March compared with the previous year, according to Japan’s Ministry of Finance. The country imported almost […]
Mon 18/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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After years of hard work, a container carrying 16 tonnes of quality Colombian Hass avocados has been exported from Westfalia Fruit Colombia (WFC) to Yokohama, Japan. This is the first […]
Wed 18/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The US-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) came into force on January 1, 2020. Once USJTA is fully implemented, up to 90% of all US food and agricultural products imported into Japan […]
Wed 19/02/2020 by Richard WIlkinson
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Aeon is partnering with British online grocery pioneer Ocado to launch a new company by March 2020 that will use AI and robotics to deliver a cutting-edge digital experience. Also, as a sustainability initiative, Aeon has set up a platform to help boost organic farming in Japan, where demand is outstripping supply of organic food.
Mon 10/02/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Japan’s cherry production fell 5% in the 2018/19 campaign five to 18,100 tons, of which 16,200 tons was commercially distributed, according to FAS/Tokyo data. For the 2019/20 campaign, a further […]
Thu 17/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Japan’s 2018/19 peach crop was down 9.5% to 111,500 tons, as the hot June and July with little rainfall during the maturation period July reduced fruit size. The 2019/20 harvest […]
Wed 16/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
South Africa has seen a general decline in shipments of citrus to Japan. Since 2013, citrus volumes (mainly grapefruit) shipped to the Asian country have slipped from 62,000 pallets per […]
Thu 10/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The first charter vessel carrying Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit is heading to China and Japan following this season’s early start to harvest. The Southampton Star departed from Tauranga Harbour yesterday evening […]
Tue 02/04/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Australia and Japan have signed an agreement to work together to ensure year-round supply of fruit. At a summit in November 2018, the Australian and Japanese prime ministers agreed to […]
Tue 29/01/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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Japan imported approximately 1.6 million tons of fresh fruit in 2017, worth US$ 2.14 billion. The leading exporters to Japan in value terms were the Philippines (37.7%), followed by the […]
Tue 13/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
