Iran plans to increase export of citrus fruits to China

Plans are underway to increase the export of citrus fruits
from the northern province of Mazandaran to China, the Governor-General
announced.

“Last year, we witnessed a 100
percent rise in exports of citrus fruits to China. We are going to increase
this,” Mahmood Hosseinipour Nouri told IRNA.

Mazandaran Province produces over 7.5 million tons of
agricultural products per annum, accounting for 10 percent of the economic
value of the whole agrarian products of Iran.

Rice and citrus fruits are regarded as the most important
products of Mazandaran and a key source of income for the northern
province. 

China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on August 31,
2022 signed an agreement with the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture on allowing
the import of Iranian oranges to China, the first fruit import agreement
between the two countries.

The first batch of 1.78 tons of oranges originated in Iran
was imported to China by air via Shanghai Pudong International Airport. In
order to keep oranges fresh, Shanghai Customs has implemented a series of
convenient clearance procedure. All of the oranges left the Pudong
International Airport at midday on Saturday and will soon be put on shelves for
Chinese consumers while ensuring biosafety and food safety.

Also, Iranian apples have been allowed to be imported to
China according to the latest bilateral agreement signed on February 21, 2023