US Fruit Exports Seeing Limited Benefits From US-China Phase One Deal
U.S. fruit exports have not seen major benefits from the U.S.-China phase one trade deal due to the rising quality of China’s domestic fruit producers and competition from other countries, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service reported Aug.…
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9. The agency also said China’s imported fruit market has been “dominated” this year by Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries and other free trade agreement partners, and U.S. fruit products face relatively higher tariffs. The “perishable nature of horticultural exports adds another level of complexity” for U.S. fruit exporters, USDA added, as well as high international shipping costs and China’s COVID-19 testing and disinfection requirements.