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South Africa is set for a record pome fruit and table grape production in marketing year 2021/22. Favorable weather conditions, new areas under production, and higher yielding cultivars is driving the growth in production.

In MY2021/22, Post projects that table grape production will increase by 15.2 percent, totaling 760,000 MT and exports will increase by 14.2 percent, totaling 600,000 metric tons. For MY2021/22, Post estimates apple production at 1,036,000 MT a 4.8 percent decrease from MY2020/21 on lower planted area.

India notified its draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Second Amendment) Order (2022), to the Sanitary-Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is inviting comments.

New Zealand’s apple production and exports are forecast to rise in marketing year 2021/22

In MY 2019/2020, the United States was the leading supplier of apple exports to Taiwan, valued at $78 million and accounting for 31 percent market share.

Argentina’s raisin production is forecast to remain stable in CY 2021 at 44,000 metric tons (MT) due to favorable weather conditions.

On October 7, 2020, Brazil adopted additional requirements for the import of fresh fruits and materials of plant origin intended for propagation or reproduction into Brazil.

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) has released the draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis (BIRA) for fresh apple fruit from the Pacific Northwest states...

Korea’s juice market is dominated by large domestic manufacturers. Imports, while making up less than 15% of the market, are on the rise.

The jams, jellies and preserves market is growing steadily. Domestic manufacturers are expanding their market share by launching products targeted to Korean consumers’ needs.

Korea is the United States top export market for pomegranates. U.S. pomegranate sales to Korea have fully recovered after a drop in 2016 due supply shortages.

Domestic production of grapes is decreasing. Imports have continuously increased since the Korea-Chile Free Trade Agreement in 2004.