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Farmland in Hong Kong is limited. In 2022, local agricultural production (livestock and crops) yielded about $173 million worth of fresh food. Hence, Hong Kong relies on imports of fresh produce to feed its 7.3 million residents.

Detections of two COVID cases among Hong Kong drivers transporting vegetables from mainland created a backlog of vegetable trucks at the border and shortened Hong Kong vegetable supplies over the weekend.

The 2020 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world. This summary lists only the United States’ primary trading partners.

In 2019, Macau’s retail food sector sales rose 7.3 percent to US$613 million, a positive growth trend forecast to continue, especially in segments where U.S. products have strong prospects...

Effective January 24, 2020, Hong Kong lifted its ban on the importation and sale of romaine lettuce from Salinas, California.

The Hong Kong government suspended the import and sale of U.S. romaine lettuce in any form (lettuce head, salad mix, etc.) from Salinas, California effective November 23, 2019.

Fresh fruit is one of the top U.S. food exports to Hong Kong, valued at USD347 million in 2018, and one of the best prospects for U.S. exports to Hong Kong.

Macau is a budding culinary destination in Asia receiving nearly 36 million tourists in 2018.

This report aims to identify U.S. agricultural/food products with the best prospects for export based on an analysis of Hong Kong’s agricultural imports from 2014 to 2018.

Demand for high-quality U.S. food and beverage products by the HRI food service sector in Hong Kong is expected to remain strong.

Effective March 5, 2019, Hong Kong has lifted its ban on the import and sale of romaine lettuce harvested in Arizona.

Effective February 19, 2019, Hong Kong has lifted its ban on the import and sale of romaine lettuce harvested in California.