IPG NEWS
IPG looks to keep its customers, suppliers, and partners world-wide, all connected and in touch through its new IPG News Reports. This news source will highlight the most significant, relevant and day-day international trade and produce news stories.
We feel it’s very important to not only have a great understanding for our current market and country, but to maintain a worldly viewpoint and full understanding of all other markets and their effects on the fresh produce export/import industry. Please stay connected and informed through our news channel.
Japan Imports of U.S. Oranges Expected to Grow Modestly
January 7, 2020
The new U.S.-Japan trade agreement will deliver a tariff reduction and higher safeguard levels for U.S. orange shipments, and that should translate to a moderate increase in U.S. orange exports to Japan in 2020. In a new U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report on Japanese citrus, the agency said overall citrus acreage in Japan continues to decline, influenced by decreasing consumption and an aging rural population. The report said 77% of Japanese fruit growers are reported to be…
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China Deal Offers No Immediate Breakthrough for U.S. Fruit Exports
January 3, 2020
The U.S. and China will sign what is being called a “phase one” trade deal by mid-January, but fruit exporters shouldn’t expect immediate removal of Chinese tariffs on U.S. fruits that have been in place since 2018. President Donald Trump tweeted Jan. 31 that the deal with China will be “very large and comprehensive,” and said work on the second phase would begin soon after the initial deal is signed. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in mid-December…
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Growers Preparing for Worsening of Bushfire Conditions Over the Weekend
January 3, 2020
Growers and farmers in Southern Australia are on high alert, with fire conditions predicted to worsen this weekend. For the third time this year a State of Emergency has been declared in New South Wales. It comes a day after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declared a State of Disaster for six Local Government Areas and the Alpine Resorts in the state, for the first time ever. With a number of large and dangerous fires still burning that pose a serious…
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Ginger Production in Guangxi Much Lower This Season
January 3, 2020
This year’s unfavorable weather seen in various production areas has affected the overall production of Chinese ginger, which is significantly lower compared to last year, leading to rising export prices. Chai, manager of Taiyuan Food Co., Ltd. in Ju County talked about the market and export situation of ginger from Guangxi. “The rainy weather has led to a lower yield of less than 2,000 kg/mu in the production areas in Guangxi, almost half of that of last year. The current…
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Produce Groups Call for Action on Farm Labor Reform
January 3, 2020
Another mandated increase in H-2A guest farmworker wage rates has made Congressional action on farm labor reform even more critical, according to the Agriculture Workforce Coalition. The coalition, a group of organizations that include Western Growers, the United Fresh Produce Association, U.S. Apple Association and several other produce grower groups, is urging the U.S. Senate to take up legislation to solve the agricultural labor crisis in a letter to lawmakers. The Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) is the required rate for farmers who use the H-2A program,…
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