Full wrap-up of Asia Fruit Logistica, exclusive interview with Maersk’s Robert McLeod plus features on Vietnam, apples & pears, avocados and more
The October 2024 edition of Asiafruit Magazine is now available to subscribers on the Asiafruit app – Apple, Android and desktop – bringing you the latest news and views from across Asia’s fast-moving fresh produce markets.
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Following a sell-out edition of Asia Fruit Logistica, the Asiafruit team unpacks some of the event’s highlights in their post-show coverage. Read the full report on this year’s Asia Fruit Award winners. Plus get a wrap-up of the key innovations and market trends presented at the brand-new Asiafruit Knowledge Centre, including insights into the growth of the intra-Asia trade.
This emerging trend is also a theme of Liam O’Callaghan’s cover interview with Robert McLeod, AP Moller-Maersk’s regional head of cold chain logistics Asia Pacific. In addition to increased imports of durian into China, McLeod notes disruption in the Red Sea has provided a further catalyst for the Asian fresh produce trade to look internally for opportunities.
Headlining our Vietnam market focus, Bree Caggiati reports on the growing opportunities for fruit suppliers as consumers and retailers expand their intake beyond the traditionally strong premium categories while demand from second- and third- tier cities rises. We cover recent trade missions from both the US and Chile to the South-East Asian country, and Australia’s new market access breakthrough for plums as part of a two-way deal. We also announce Fruitnet’s newest conference and expo event, Fresh Produce Vietnam, which takes place in Ho Chi Minh City on 13-14 May.
In our apples & pears feature, Fruitnet’s US correspondent Jeff Long looks at the Pacific Northwest’s weather woes which are set to hit pear volumes, with PBNW expecting its smallest crop in 40 years. Goodfarmer Group’s Terri Yu shares her outlook on the upcoming Chinese apple season, and we unpack what new markets mean for Pink Lady in South Africa.
Plus, our category features spotlight mangoes, avocados, citrus and more.
