As China’s domestic production expands, locally grown volume is driving export growth, while the import sector is narrowing its focus toward high-value, off-season premium fruit.

Faced with a complex harvest, the industry is shifting its strategy toward climate-resilient varieties.

The firm is betting on strong partnerships, with a mix of commercial experience, regional strength, and supply chain reliability.

The firm’s renewed efforts have yielded fruitful results, with infringers already detected and notified.

Industry body Abrafrutas is working with producers and exporters to steer necessary procedures and mitigate adverse effects of the levy.

Production size for the 2025/26 campaign was only slightly above the previous marketing year, as the country’s output has been on the rise. 

As the one of the only ag categories not exempted from the levies, producers risk losing competitiveness, writes Margarete Boteon, horticultural researcher at Cepea.

The event will take place on Wednesday, August 12, at the Monticello Conference Center, bringing together over 1,000 sector representatives.

Assets, including real estate properties, water rights, and client contracts, were acquired by Conterra Ag Capital. 

Most of the company’s varieties are at or near full color, but owner CJ Buxman clarifies that sugar-acid balance is not there yet.