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Agricultural market-access opportunities and watchlist
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Dated status records from official and authoritative sources, for commercial growers and input buyers. Each item says what is confirmed, what is still pending and what it could mean for planting material, protected cultivation, irrigation, fertigation and packhouse projects. Nothing here is an offer or a demand estimate.
What the statuses mean
- Open
- A protocol or access arrangement is in force and the official trade route, such as a registered-site list, is published.
- Announced, pending conditions
- Access has been announced or a protocol signed, but conditions such as facility registration or the first approved consignment are not yet published.
- Market signal
- An early official step or market indicator, such as a risk-analysis questionnaire. There is no draft protocol and no access.
- Watchlist
- Negotiation is under way, for example a draft protocol under consideration. Nothing is signed and no shipments can be made under it.
Current items
- WatchlistSouth Africa → China · Fresh blueberries
South African blueberries to China
China gave South Africa a draft protocol (SAnews, 8 Sep 2026). A 22 Oct 2026 parliamentary reply says it is expected to be concluded "very soon". Not signed; no GACC requirements published.
For projects: Hypotheses to qualify, not confirmed demand: planting material, protected cultivation, fertigation, grading and packhouse capacity.
Sources: SAnews, South African Government News Agency (); Parliamentary Monitoring Group (); Berries ZA ()
Open the watchlist page - Announced, pending conditionsSouth Africa → China · Fresh sweet cherries
South African cherries to China
Protocol signed 8 Sep 2026; GACC Announcement 140/2026 sets the requirements. Registered facilities and a first consignment were not published as of 27 Oct 2026.
For projects: Orchard, packhouse and cold-treatment projects that need registration for China; no China volumes until facilities are listed.
Sources: Department of Agriculture, South Africa (gov.za) (); China–Africa SPS information platform (); Produce Report ()
Open the existing guide - OpenPeru → China · Fresh blueberries
Peruvian blueberries to China
SENASA–AQSIQ work protocol (2016, published April 2017) with registered sites and cold treatment; SENASA published the 2026 registered-site list on 10 Jun 2026.
For projects: Comparator for the South African watchlist: shows the kind of registration and cold-treatment requirements China has applied to blueberries.
Sources: SENASA, Peru (); SENASA, Peru ()
Open the existing guide - OpenChile → China · Fresh sweet cherries
Chilean cherries to China
Established trade; the first 2026/27 air shipments landed in Shanghai on 17 Oct 2026.
For projects: Reference lane for China cherry buyers and for orchard and packhouse specifications.
Sources: Produce Report ()
Open the existing guide - WatchlistSouth Africa → China · Apricots (product form to be confirmed)
South African apricots to China
The 22 Oct 2026 parliamentary reply says China provided a draft protocol for peach kernels and apricots.
For projects: Monitoring only. No page until a protocol is signed and its requirements are published.
Sources: Parliamentary Monitoring Group ()
- Market signalSouth Africa → China · Mangoes
South African mangoes to China
China provided a risk-analysis questionnaire; South Africa will respond (parliamentary reply, 22 Oct 2026). No draft protocol.
For projects: Early signal only; no project case is drawn from it.
Sources: Parliamentary Monitoring Group ()
Items without their own page stay as cards until an official step (such as a signed protocol) gives enough evidence for useful guidance.
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Open: A protocol or access arrangement is in force and the official trade route, such as a registered-site list, is published. Announced, pending conditions: Access has been announced or a protocol signed, but conditions such as facility registration or the first approved consignment are not yet published. Market signal: An early official step or market indicator, such as a risk-analysis questionnaire. There is no draft protocol and no access. Watchlist: Negotiation is under way, for example a draft protocol under consideration. Nothing is signed and no shipments can be made under it.
No. An opportunity is a dated status record from official or authoritative sources. Demand for any project is qualified case by case through an RFQ, and nothing here is an offer, a price or a promise of access.
Commercial growers, agribusinesses and investors who buy planting material, nursery stock, protected cultivation, irrigation, fertigation, grading and packhouse systems, and commercial fruit buyers who need the current access status. Managed programmes start at USD 250,000 and the service is free for buyers.