Fruits, vegetables, and horticultural products
Zespri International announced record financial results for the 2025/26 fiscal year on May 20, 2026. Global revenue reached NZD 6.13 billion, up 19.25% year-on-year. After-tax profit surged 80.5% to NZD 280.1 million. The RubyRed kiwifruit variety saw sales volume double. China remains Zespri’s larg
A record shipment of 7,365 tonnes of New Zealand kiwifruit arrived at Taizhou Damaiyu port on May 16, 2026, aboard the Singapore-flagged vessel Jizhi after a 12.5-day voyage from New Zealand. The shipment, consisting entirely of SunGold variety, set a new record for single-batch fruit imports at Taizhou and across Zhejiang Province. Taizhou Damaiyu…
The first shipment of the 2026 season New Zealand apples, totalling 153 tonnes, arrived at Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port on April 21 aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel Anaxagoras. The vessel departed from Tauranga on April 3 and completed the point-to-point direct voyage in under 18 days. The shipment features premium NZ apple varieties…
On April 21, 2026, the first shipment of New Zealand apples arrived at Shanghai’s Yangshan Port. The 153-tonne consignment traveled directly from Tauranga to Shanghai in under 18 days. Simultaneously, the cargo vessel “Han Liu” completed unloading over 4,000 tonnes of kiwifruit at the same port, mar
New Zealand posted a record trade surplus of NZD 1.92 billion in April 2026. This marks the largest trade surplus on record. Exports rose 12% year-on-year to a record NZD 8.6 billion. Exports to China, the top trading partner, rose 3.9%. Imports increased 3.4% to NZD 6.7 billion. Imports from China
The first dedicated refrigerated fruit vessel of the 2026 Zespri kiwifruit season, the Kowhai, arrived at Shanghai Nangang terminal on March 30 carrying 4,098 tonnes of SunGold and RubyRed kiwifruit from Tauranga, New Zealand. Shanghai Customs deployed a comprehensive smart digital monitoring system to achieve zero-wait clearance, utilising advance filing, two-stage admission, 24-hour supervised…
The first direct shipping vessel carrying New Zealand kiwifruit for the 2026 season has arrived at Shanghai’s Yangshan Deep Water Port, marking the official start of New Zealand’s largest-ever kiwifruit export campaign to China. The vessel carried approximately 4,800 tonnes of kiwifruit across multiple varieties including SunGold, Green, and RubyRed. Industry estimates project that…
Zespri has made its first-ever air freight shipment of RubyRed kiwifruit to China, arriving on February 24, 2026, marking the first time New Zealand-grown kiwifruit has been available in China during the Lunar New Year period. The inaugural air freight cargo of approximately 92 tonnes arrived over the following week, with products distributed across…
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) issued its preliminary anti-dumping determination on January 31, 2026, on preserved peaches originating from China with a total weight not exceeding 5 kg. The first-phase ruling found that exporter J&G International Co., Ltd. had engaged in dumping that caused material injury to New Zealand’s domestic…
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) issued a preliminary anti-dumping determination on preserved peaches from China on January 31, 2026. MBIE found that exporter J&G International Co. , Ltd. was dumping and recommended a 17.78% anti-dumping duty. Qingdao Countree Foo
