COVID, lockdowns and the impacts in China today

While the world began reopening in early 2022, one country still maintains many pandemic policies and travel restrictions. Vanguard connected with the head of its Shanghai office, Timothy Li, to chat about China's COVID lockdowns and how these are impacting the produce industry in Asia. Q: We are over two years into the COVID pandemic. How have recent lockdowns in Shanghai impacted the fresh fruit and vegetable market in China? A: Shanghai is a key market for produce imports in China and as such, the lockdowns have had major impacts on sales, particularly in the eastern China regions. The lockdown…