NZ dairy producers are capitalising on China’s booming bakery market, where cream consumption has grown from 10% to 40% of the sector since 2013.
Month: June 2026
Danone CEO: Continuing to Bet on Premiumization of China’s Infant Formula Market
Danone’s CEO has reaffirmed the company’s confidence in China’s premium infant formula market, noting that despite annual births falling from 14 million to around 8 million over the past decade, the market has maintained its roughly 20 billion euro scale due to the premiumisation trend driven by single-child families. Nielsen IQ data shows that…
China’s 618 Shopping Festival: Express Delivery Peak Arrives as Consumers Turn More Rational
China’s 618 shopping festival in 2026 shows consumers shifting from bulk stockpiling to rational, quality-focused purchasing, with express delivery data revealing wave-like order patterns rather than a single peak. Categories such as fashion apparel, light outdoor gear, maternity and baby skincare, and pet food saw strong growth, while daily necessities, traditional FMCG, and mid-to-low-end…
Counterfeit Imported Butter Scandal: China Requires Traceability Codes on All Imported Food from June
China’ s revised Regulations on the Registration Administration of Overseas Food Production Enterprises took effect on 1 June 2026, requiring all imported food products to carry an official registration number on their packaging. Consumers can verify product authenticity by entering the code into GACC’ s online registration system, which displays the foreign factory’ s…
China’s Shipping Resilience Injects Confidence into Global Supply Chain Stability
Xinhua reports that China’s shipping and port resilience is underpinning global supply-chain confidence, with Tianjin port handling 621,000 tonnes of imported meat in the first four months of 2026, up 5.8% by volume and 20. 5% by value to 16.55 billion yuan. Smart-port technologies including AI-driven automation, 5G networks and autonomous vehicles are being…
China-Laos Railway Delivers Cross-Border Fresh Fruit to Thousands of Households
Cross-border fruit shipments via the China-Laos Railway reached 107,900 tonnes in the first five months of 2026, up over 30% year on year, with a single-day record of 3,665.1 tonnes at Mohan station. The railway’ s dedicated cold-chain express service delivers fresh tropical fruit from Laos and Thailand to Chinese consumers in as little…
Norwegian Seafood Steps Up China Market Push to Drive Salmon Consumption Boom
Norway’ s seafood council launched its largest-ever China promotion campaign, “ Haaland: I Choose Norwegian Salmon, ” on 3 June 2026, partnering with 30 retailers across approximately 750 stores in nearly 180 cities. Norwegian salmon exports to China reached 52,446 tonnes in January-May 2026, up 55% year-on-year, with export value rising 48% to NOK…
Vietnam Fruit Exports Accelerate Despite New China Import Requirements
Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports reached an estimated USD 2.98 billion in the first five months of 2026, up 29. 4% year-on-year, with China absorbing 49.5% of the total. Durian led the category at USD 293.13 million, surging 59.7%, while the share of processed products rose from 29.33% to 35.82%. From 1 June, China’…
GACC Announcement No. 76 of 2026: Phytosanitary Requirements for Belgian Apple Imports
China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued Announcement No. 76/2026 on 2 June, granting market access to fresh Belgian apples under a detailed phytosanitary protocol. The protocol covers 16 quarantine pests of concern, requires registered orchards and packing facilities, mandates cold treatment against Mediterranean fruit fly, and establishes pest-free production place requirements for fire…
First Month of China’s Zero-Tariff Measures for 53 African Countries: Products Flow Freely
China implemented zero-tariff treatment for all 53 African diplomatic partners from 1 May 2026, making it the first major economy to grant unilateral, full-coverage duty-free access to all African nations and all least-developed trading partners. In the first month, goods from 20 African countries that are not classified as least-developed reached over 1. 63…